What happens if you taste someone elses blood

Viruses that can be transmitted by kissing Examples of illnesses caused by viruses that can be transmitted during kissing include: Colds — also known as upper respiratory tract infections. Many different viruses can cause the common cold.

Colds are thought to be spread by direct contact with the virus. Glandular fever — also known as the kissing disease. Glandular fever is the common term for a viral infection called infectious mononucleosis, caused by the Epstein-Barr virus. The virus is spread through saliva and infection occurs through contact. Herpes infection — viruses that are considered part of the herpes family include Epstein-Barr, varicella-zoster causes chickenpox and herpes simplex causes cold sores.

Herpes simplex virus can be spread through direct contact with the virus when kissing. Herpes is most easily spread to others when the blisters are forming or have erupted. Chickenpox is easily spread from person to person by direct contact, droplets or airborne spread. Hepatitis B — kissing may also transmit this virus, although blood has higher levels of this virus than saliva.

Mucous membranes line various body cavities including the mouth and nose. A person is more likely to be infected when kissing if they have open sores in or around the mouth. Warts — warts in the mouth can be spread through kissing, especially if there are areas of recent trauma. Bacteria that can be transmitted by kissing Examples of bacteria that can be transmitted during kissing include: Meningococcal disease — this is a potentially life-threatening condition which includes meningitis, inflammation of the membranes meninges that surround the brain and spinal cord, and septicaemia.

These bacteria can be spread either through direct contact or via droplets. Studies show that, with respect to kissing, only deep kissing seems to be a risk factor. Keep it in perspective There is no need to give up kissing for the sake of your health and that of your loved ones.

Prevention of infection while kissing There are a number of things you can do to reduce the risk of passing on, or catching, an infection while kissing.

You should try to: Avoid kissing when you or the other person is sick. Avoid kissing anyone on the lips when you, or they, have an active cold sore, warts or ulcers around the lips or in the mouth.

Maintain good oral hygiene. Cough and sneeze into a hanky if you have a cold. See your doctor about immunisations. Vaccines are available to prevent some infectious diseases, such as chickenpox, hepatitis B and group C meningococcal infection. And the reason we do that is to make sure that for some reason that you don't already have hepatitis or HIV, not from that blood but from something else. And then we have you do follow-up testing. Now if the concern for HIV is high enough where you had a lot of blood and it could be through a point where there's an entry point there and the person that the blood is from is high risk for HIV-either due to multiple sexual contacts or due to drug use if we know anything about this person-then we start to err on the side of caution.

And we can give you medication that you take that will prevent HIV. You take it for a month. It's not a pleasant medication to take. It can cause a lot of nausea, vomiting. But it can potentially prevent HIV.

And it's probably worth pointing out as well that even though we're talking about this, we are talking about serious diseases, the risk of HIV is not super high. Madsen: But it's one of those things where obviously HIV, there's no cure for it. There are certain medications and people now with HIV live full, normal lives.

It's not like it's the death sentence that it was when we talked about it in the '80s. But it's something you don't want so if there is that risk we do like to make sure you're on medication to prevent that. Madsen: In hepatitis, again one of those things where people will come in the E.

If you haven't had vaccines already for hepatitis B, we make sure you get those vaccines. That's something that a lot of health care workers have. Those of us who work in health care have to have that. But that's something where we can give you those vaccines to prevent you from developing hepatitis. Announcer: Have a question about a medical procedure? Want to learn more about a health condition? Check it out at TheScopeRadio. Subscribe to Our e-Newsletter.

Find a doctor or location close to you so you can get the health care you need, when you need it. Interviewer: Okay. Interviewer: Those are the two Madsen: Those are the two we worry about. Interviewer: Okay Dr. Interviewer: All right. And like that right there, see how I do that to my thumbs? Interviewer: If I got blood on my thumb there where I tend to pick, is that a bad.

Hepatitis B virus can live in dried blood for up to a week. Hepatitis C virus can survive for up to four days. Flashblooding is the practice of injecting oneself with the blood of another person — a person who immediately prior shot himself up with heroin — with the intention of sharing the high , or at least staving off some withdrawal symptoms.

And yes, it's real. The body needs enough iron to function properly and when you're not getting enough from your diet, your body will start craving it, hence why random iron-rich things like coins and blood will suddenly taste like nectar from the gods.

If blood is not thoroughly dry , there is a real possibility that it still contains living, dangerous pathogens like HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, or something more dangerous. Yes, if it is dry , the blood may be harmless. Some people describe this as a metallic or penny- like flavor. Blood naturally has a metallic taste because of its iron content. As little as one ounce of incompatible blood can be fatal, although many people survive such mistakes without severe consequences, medical experts say.

By contrast, dried blood is simply not as dangerous, and is subject to far more liberal requirements. The CDC recently updated its guidelines around handling and shipping dried blood specimens. Clearly, dried blood is not a biohazard in the same way that wet blood is. The following foods in particular have been shown to positively affect the liver and kidney's ability to cleanse and filter out waste and toxins from the blood: Water.

Cruciferous vegetables broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts Blueberries. Here it is directed at the Israelites, severed from the outlawing of homicide. Human blood contains hemoglobin, which is a complex protein molecule in red blood cells.

The iron reacts with oxygen, giving blood its red color. Although veins appear blue through the skin, blood is not blue. The reason why veins might seem to be blue may have to do with the level of oxygen in the blood. A healthy person's urine is about 95 percent water and sterile, so in the short term it's safe to drink and does replenish lost water.

When you drink your own pee, all the stuff that your kidneys had attempted to excrete comes right back into your stomach, and much of it ends up back in your kidneys. What about drinking 10—12 glasses of water a day as a blood thinner method? That's a lot of water.