cannot get HIV from kissing, not even french kissing. The common explanation we give is that HIV has to be in large amounts to get into the bloodstream to cause infection. In saliva, you would have to drink or come in contact with a bucket of saliva with HIV in order to get enough of the virus to get an infection. read more
And, if you get feces in your mouth during anilingus, you can get hepatitis A and B, parasites like Giardia, and bacteria like Shigella, Salmonella, Campylobacter, and E. coli. For information on how to lower your risk of getting HIV or other STDs from oral sex, see Oral Sex and HIV Risk. read more
Think about how rampant the virus would be if it could be transmitted by kissing, sharing glasses, utensils, or toothbrushes. It takes an infected person's bodily fluids (not including saliva or sweat) to make contact with your mucous membranes to potentially transmit HIV (the virus that causes AIDS). read more
Even when HIV is detected there is too little to cause infection. HIV is not transmitted by kissing including deep kissing. Spit cannot transmit HIV. Air: HIV is not transmitted by air. Latex and rubber: Condoms prevent infection from HIV and many other sexually transmitted infections. Many sexual situations have no risk of transmitting HIV. read more