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Specific Sexual Behavior and Safety

Kissing

STD risks include:

Anogenital warts (HPV) Genital herpes Gonorrhea Hepatitis A Molluscum (Molluscum contagiosum; viral infection that causes pimple-like bumps) Syphilis


Viruses and bacteria can be transmitted through kissing. Red, fleshy, waxy-looking, and puss-filled lesions present around the mouth may indicate an STD Partners should avoid kissing any part of the body, unless the bumps are known to be noncontagious.



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