Glandular fever - easy to catch by kissing?

Hey,

I know the nickname for glandular fever is the "kissing disease". But just wondering how easy it is to catch from kissing, as in can I convince someone its ok to kiss me whilst I have it?

Reply 1

PinkMobilePhone

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22

assuming you would be kissing somebody you care about...
why then would you want to pass a particularly nasty disease to somebody you care about?

sounds heartless to me!

Reply 2

alisama

1

lol of course there is a big chance that you will pass it on to someone. if you have it, your saliva will be full of the stuff, and if you give that to them then they will get it. pretty selfish in my opinion, as glandular fever can absolutely ruin some people for like 3 months, forcing them to take a year out of school for instance. i had it for 3 weeks and that was awful enough..

Reply 3

Schmokie Dragon

17

Glandular fever is NASTY.

You should know that, if you have it!

Don't be selfish. Give up kissing until you are better.

Reply 4

matt19850

Oh yes its easy to get by kissing, i got it in my 2nd week of uni after the first week of freshers parties so didnt go in for that week then got flu the week after. Yeah it sucks and you know when you've got it.

Reply 5

street

1

Just dont kiss anyone! My friend had an entire year off school because of it!

Reply 6

pikaboo

13

I caught it before I'd even kissed anyone! So I imagine it's quite contagious, and you're pretty much guaranteed to spread it by kissing while you have the symptoms.

Reply 7

fishandchips

i got it from the second guy i ever kissed, had to go to hospital for three days adn put on a drip and stuff lol
not nice
but i did have a secondary bacterial infection (tonsilitus) on top
but youknow most people are immune to it anyway (about 50% if i remember correctly) because they had it as a child in a mild form and also some people have it and don't even know..they don't get symptoms
that said i would wait a while to kiss someone, maybe a month or two?

Reply 8

Anonymous #2

Ah that sucks!

Girl i right fancy has this stupid disease so I guess I'll have to wait. That or just go straight to 3rd base...

Reply 9

Jennybean

13

Anonymous

Hey,

I know the nickname for glandular fever is the "kissing disease". But just wondering how easy it is to catch from kissing, as in can I convince someone its ok to kiss me whilst I have it?

It is extremely easy to catch it from kissing - you're more likely to catch it than not from direct salivary contact - and no, you should not convince someone it's ok to kiss you - I don't know why you'd do that to someone you like?! Contrary to popular belief (perpetuated by the "kissing disease" nickname) kissing is not a prequisite to infecting other people. Glandular fever is in fact incredibly contagious and can be passed on from skin contact and being in close proximity with people, especially those with weakened immune systems. As someone else has already mentioned, it can be very debilitating and if a secondary infection sets in you can be out for months. When my friend had it a few years back, she missed some of her GCSEs through the original GF, then developed an abscess in a gland on her neck and was literally delirious with fever for about two weeks after that. She had to be pumped with antibiotics and was left with a scar on her neck that later required a skin graft. If this scare story isn't enough evidence of the damage GF can cause to stop you giving it to some unsuspecting person that wants to kiss you, I don't know what is!

Reply 10

glaucon

8

You never get rid of the virus but you do get past the infectious stage, so it depends how long you've had it.

Reply 11

david17

1

I think I might have it :mad:

Reply 12

Revd. Mike

17

Only in the infectious stage. Once all the first lot of symptom have subsided and the person relatively feels well again, they should be safe to kiss, but I think non-infectivity has to be confirmed by a blood test or something.

Reply 13

PinkMobilePhone

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Anonymous

Ah that sucks!

Girl i right fancy has this stupid disease so I guess I'll have to wait. That or just go straight to 3rd base...

that's not what you originally said - you originally said that you are the one that has it.

Either way, no kissing!

Reply 14

Jennybean

13

Revd. Mike

Only in the infectious stage. Once all the first lot of symptom have subsided and the person relatively feels well again, they should be safe to kiss, but I think non-infectivity has to be confirmed by a blood test or something.

Yup spot on. Although it sounds like the OP is suffering from the fever right now, so OP remember to go and get a blood test when you feel well again to check you're not contagious anymore. Then you can kiss whoever you like with a clear conscience.

Reply 15

Talya

16

My friend has it and we have been teasing her no end :biggrin:

Reply 16

fernyfrenchy

i got it when i was on a field trip so had to be sent home coz otherwise i wld infect everyone i was very ill for like 4 weeks so it wasnt too bad but the doctor was like oh ull get better sometime in the next 4weeks 2 4 months lol its hard to tell wen it will go but i found taking vitamin E and B boost ur imunie system and help ur body to fight it off quicker coz u cant take anything 4 it coz antibiotics react with it and will give u a rash( what i was told)
get well soon everyone
xxx

Reply 17

rosetinted

2

Anonymous

can I convince someone its ok to kiss me whilst I have it?

Why on earth would you want to do that? Unless you hate them and want to make them really ill. In which case..cunning!

Reply 18

Anonymous #2

XenaGlamRocker

that's not what you originally said - you originally said that you are the one that has it.

Either way, no kissing!

Nope, different person to the OP. However, all this get past the infectious stage talk has risen my hopes somewhat.

Reply 19

Helenia

20

Anonymous

Nope, different person to the OP. However, all this get past the infectious stage talk has risen my hopes somewhat.

Well it's not like everyone who's had it stays contagious for life. But kissing while they're still ill and yucky probably isn't too much fun anyway.

Glandular fever - easy to catch by kissing?

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