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Results 1 - 10 of 20 for Kissing
  1. Mononucleosis 
    ... and close contact. It is known as "the kissing disease." Mono occurs most often in people ages ... live for several hours outside the body. Avoid kissing or sharing utensils if you or someone close ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000591.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Kissing bug (image) 
    Triatomid, the kissing bug, can carry Chagas' disease (American trypanosomiasis). (Image courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.)
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/1244.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Enterovirus D68 
    ... or mouth. Someone has close contact such as kissing, hugging, or shaking hands with someone who has ... sick. Avoid close contact such as shaking hands, kissing, and hugging people who are sick. Cover coughs ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000782.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Chancroid 
    ... the outer lips of the vagina (labia majora). "Kissing ulcers" may develop. Kissing ulcers are those that occur on opposite surfaces ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000635.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Preventing hepatitis B or C 
    ... hands, sharing eating utensils or drinking glasses, breastfeeding, kissing, hugging, coughing, or sneezing. To avoid coming in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000401.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) 
    ... with unwashed hands. Avoid close contact, such as kissing, sharing cups, or sharing eating utensils, with sick ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000723.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Sexual abuse in children - what to know 
    ... objects into a child's anus or vagina Tongue kissing Oral sex Intercourse Sexual abuse can also happen ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000771.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. How to tell your child that you have cancer 
    ... they will not get cancer by touching or kissing you. Everyone dies from cancer. You can explain ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000934.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Hepatitis C 
    ... spread by casual contact, such as holding hands, kissing, coughing or sneezing, breastfeeding, sharing eating utensils or ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000284.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection 
    ... intimate contact with another person. You should avoid kissing and sexual contact with an infected person. The ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000568.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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