Can kissing cause HIV infection ?

i want to know is it possible that sombody will be infected by HIV virus while kissing or not ?
for example by having contact with saliva???

Only if you have open sores in or around your mouth will you be subject to the virus, but no you can't contract the HIV virus from saliva.

Nope, only exchange in blood and/or semen.

Theoretically yes. The probability of it happening through this method are very low, but still plausible nonetheless. I tend to believe the Centers for Disease Control. It is this and other public misconceptions of the HIV virus that seems to be allowing it to propagate rapidly throughout the world. We need to educate ourselves on this epidemic before it is too late.

NO! HIV is not transferable through saliva. HIV is only transferable through blood and sexual intercourse.

no

absolutely not

Not unless your mate has it. But it starts out with AIDS wich is bad but not so bad and then turns into HIV which is terrible.

I know several people who are HIV+, and the odds in catching HIV from kissing are far the than winning the lottery--when you actually need the money. the most likely way for you to catch it by kissing is if both people have cuts in their mouths. even still, with combination therapy (that is, if they are on [or have taken] meds), this occurence most likely WILL NOT HAPPEN. however, if it goes past making out, then you gotta be careful. One more thing, while kissing an HIV+ person may be safe, you may want to watch out for anyone who may have MONO or HERPES.

Not dry kissing but wet kissing.

Causes of HIV/AIDS
Cause of HIV/AIDS: AIDS is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). By killing or damaging cells of the body's immune system, HIV progressively destroys the body's ability to fight infections and certain cancers. People diagnosed with AIDS may get life-threatening diseases called opportunistic infections, which are caused by microbes such as viruses or bacteria that usually do not make healthy people sick. 1

Cause statistics for HIV/AIDS: The following are statistics from various sources about the causes of HIV/AIDS:

57.5% of adult males with AIDS contracted it through sex with other men in the US 2001 (US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Census Bureau)
24% of adult males with AIDS contracted it through injecting drugs in the US 2001 (US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Census Bureau)
9.5% of adult males with AIDS contracted it through heterosexual contact in the US 2001 (US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Census Bureau)
38% of adult females with AIDS contracted it through injecting drugs in the US 2001 (US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Census Bureau)
59% of adult females with AIDS contracted it through heterosexual contact in the US 2001 (US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Census Bureau)
Cause details for HIV/AIDS: HIV disease is characterized by a gradual deterioration of immune function. Most notably, crucial immune cells called CD4+ T cells are disabled and killed during the typical course of infection. These cells, sometimes called "T-helper cells," play a central role in the immune response, signaling other cells in the immune system to perform their special functions.

A healthy, uninfected person usually has 800 to 1,200 CD4+ T cells per cubic millimeter (mm3) of blood. During HIV infection, the number of these cells in a person's blood progressively declines. When a person's CD4+ T cell count falls below 200/mm3, he or she becomes particularly vulnerable to the opportunistic infections and cancers that typify AIDS, the end stage of HIV disease. People with AIDS often suffer infections of the lungs, intestinal tract, brain, eyes and other organs, as well as debilitating weight loss, diarrhea, neurologic conditions and cancers such as Kaposi's sarcoma and certain types of lymphomas.

Most scientists think that HIV causes AIDS by directly inducing the death of CD4+ T cells or interfering with their normal function, and by triggering other events that weaken a person's immune function. For example, the network of signaling molecules that normally regulates a person's immune response is disrupted during HIV disease, impairing a person's ability to fight other infections. The HIV-mediated destruction of the lymph nodes and related immunologic organs also plays a major role in causing the immunosuppression seen in people with AIDS.

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