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poison ivy asked in HealthOther - Health · 2 decades ago

will i get sick if i kiss my husband when he's having a cold?

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torices lol

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  • BrianL
    Lv 6
    2 decades ago
    Favorite Answer

    Yep. But you've got hired help, so you both could stay in the bed for a few days, wouldn't matter. (I guess you have a maid, from that question the other night)

    **EDIT**

    I was wrong.....

    You would have thought that French kissing a snotty lover was a bad idea on many levels. But contrary to widespread belief, it is very hard to catch a cold by exchanging saliva. In 1984, researchers had the unenviable job of observing hundreds of students snogging. Kissing, they concluded, resulted in no transmission of the cold virus. "The virus travels in the mucus from the respiratory system," explains Professor Ron Eccles, director of the Common Cold Centre at Cardiff University. "Unless you have a bad cough, and some of the respiratory mucus has made its way into your saliva, the cold virus will not be transmitted by kissing."

  • 2 decades ago

    That depends if you immune system is strong enough or you may have already had a similar virus, if so you probably wont.

    My whole family have had the flu in the last month, i kiss them all regularly and havent been sick yet. I did have a slight headache one day but it didnt last long.

    I guess it comes down to luck and he didnt get as sick as you did last year! Good luck!

  • You might get the virus just being in the same room. The virus often enters the body by the infectee rubbing their eyes though so keep this in mind. Wash your hands and don't touch your eyes.

    Sharing is so important to a happy marriage.

  • 2 decades ago

    Depends on if you have had that cold before. Once you get a cold, you don't get it again. You may get the sniffles but not get "sick". Plus it depends on your immune system. If you are stressed out for some reason then you may. If you eat right and are healthy, you may not. :)

  • Anonymous
    2 decades ago

    Yes, of course..No need to ask, Cold is a droplet infection disease. Droplet infections are by Sneezing, coughing, Kissing, laughing or even singing loudly.

  • Anonymous
    2 decades ago

    You definitely can...so just kiss his forehead. This also allows you to monitor his temperature to see if he starts running a fever. You may have to shift medications if his temperature starts climbing...you don't want it to turn into the flu. Take good care of him, but don't you go getting sick too!

  • Anonymous
    2 decades ago

    Yeah.. you will Ivy... but look at this way... You will take his sickness away.. give it to yourself.. and the great thing is your gonna be at home.. anyway... more of a reason.. not to do anything.. Say.. honey...honeyy! I don't feel well.. Ohh sweetie.. don't worry.. about cooking your sick.. I will just get some take out.. =)

    Source(s): J thinker
  • Anonymous
    2 decades ago

    the best thing for you to do is kiss, kiss and kiss your husband.. so you build up those immunities in your body..so you are a super wife and can no longer get those bugs from kissing him..

    so go kiss him now!

    good luck

    and

    God Bless

  • Anonymous
    2 decades ago

    Oh all you need is plastic wrap, ya everytime you feel the need to kiss him pull out some plastic wrap & put it between yours & his lips & go at it. Make him feel better when he's sick & ain't gettin any

  • 2 decades ago

    actually no. colds are spread through the air mostly, so you are far likelier to get sick if he blows his nose or sneezes in a room you are in that has poor ventilation. he should be in a place with lots of fresh air anyway, it'll help him get better faster.

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