What are diseases/infections/etc you can get from kissing?

What are diseases/infections/etc you can get from kissing?And what can you do to prevent them
[Besides stop kissing?!]

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cold sores & there is one strain of Hepatitis that can be spread through saliva, i just cant remember which strain.

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mono. yuck!

Zsa*Zsa* Galore
Mononucleosis is usually spread by person-to-person contact. Saliva is the primary method of transmitting mono. Infectious mononucleosis developed its common name of "kissing disease" from this prevalent form of transmission among teenagers.

These disease are also spread by saliva contact:
Common Cold
Flu
Upper Respiratory Infection
meningitis
Bacterial meningitis
Epstein-Barr virus
Cold sores
Cytomegalovirus
Molluscum contagiosum
Hepatitis B
Chronic Hepatitis B
Polio

Add your own answer in the comments! Learn about different types of STDs and the effects on the body in both women and men. Sexually Transmitted Diseases Info Blog.

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