what disease can be contracted through contact with saliva?
-Flu
-Hepatitis A
-Herpes
-Staph Infection
Please help

Question

what disease can be contracted through contact with saliva?
-Flu
-Hepatitis A
-Herpes
-Staph Infection
Please help

anonymous · Answer

Hepatitis A

anonymous · Answer

Ebola.

anonymous · Answer

lol ^

anonymous · Answer

i thought you could get herpes???

anonymous · Answer

yeah and here I was thinking the answer was Hep B

anonymous · Answer

well, looks like we are all confused then .~.

shrutipande9 · Answer

Cold sores are caused by Herpes Simplex Virus-1 (HSV-1). In contrast to infections spread through the saliva, HSV-1 is spread through open cold sores on the lips or near the mouth. Although the infection is contagious through all stages of a cold sore, the infection is most contagious when the sore is open and leaking fluid. HIV and hepatitis B Virus (HBV) are blood-borne and sexually-transmitted infections that have been found in the saliva. Despite the presence of HIV in saliva, there have never been any reports of HIV transmission via this route. http://infectiousdiseases.about.com/od/respiratoryinfections/a/kissing.htm