Recently, a 2-year-old girl had to be hospitalized because of a high fever caused by a well-intentioned kiss from an adult. The doctor said the child had a “kissing disease”. So, can you really get “kissing disease” by kissing a child on the face? There is no such clinical term as “kissing disease”, in fact, the so-called “kissing disease” refers to diseases transmitted through the oral cavity or saliva. Clinically, similar cases are not uncommon, such as colds, mumps, tonsillitis, hepatitis, conjunctivitis, oral disease mycoplasma infection, Helicobacter pylori infection, etc., can be transmitted to babies through kissing. Some parents like to bite food before feeding it to their children, try the temperature of the food with their tongues when feeding, suck the pacifier for a sip or two before feeding to try whether the temperature is appropriate; share a meal with their children when eating, and kiss their children’s mouths, etc., all of which may transmit the virus in their own bodies to their children. Parents should not have close contact with their babies after it is clear that they are suffering from colds and oral diseases. Some older elders like to taste their own meals before feeding them to their babies. If the virus in their own body is in the incubation period of infection, they may transmit the virus to the baby. Many adults don’t care about diarrhea either, as the disease-causing bacteria enter the intestinal tract through the mouth, so the mouth of the carrier can also transmit the virus. Parents should also be aware that they are not waiting for their own obvious cold symptoms such as stuffy nose, runny nose, sneezing and fever before they start to distance themselves from their baby. Babies have weak resistance and poor immunity, so they may be infected by the cold virus if they are not careful, and even cause bronchitis, pneumonia, otitis media, etc. Therefore, parents should pay high attention to the cold virus. As long as there are mild cold symptoms, such as a slight headache, sore throat, you should also avoid making intimate acts such as kissing each other with your baby. If parents want to express their love, just kiss the baby’s face and forehead, not mouth-to-mouth kissing. What is “kissing disease” Kissing disease is a gimmick, which is an acute self-limiting infection caused by the EBV virus, such as parents kissing children, mouth-to-mouth feeding, etc. Infection can occur. EBV infection can develop all year round, with fall and winter being the most common. It is known that the incubation period of this disease is 1 to 2 weeks, the onset of the disease varies, and the symptoms are diverse, such as pharyngitis, glandular fever, and swollen lymph nodes are most common. In severe cases, the oral mucosa may also appear dotted clusters of blood-like dots, even to the gums, followed by small red papules or bull’s-eye papules on the body’s skin. This disease is self-limiting and will generally heal automatically in about 10 days. Parents of these habits to change 1, like to bite off the food bite broken before feeding to young children; 2, feeding themselves before sucking the pacifier to try the temperature; 3, meal and the child to eat a joint; 4, kissing the child’s mouth; 5, go home without washing their faces, hands, do not change clothes, hold the child to make out; 6, cold or suffering from other diseases when making out with the child, etc.. 9 kinds of situations do not kiss the baby 1, suffering from a cold, even if it is a mild cold symptoms No matter what kind of cold, there are disease-causing bacteria or viruses in the throat position. Because the baby’s resistance is relatively weak, a little inattention may be infected by the cold virus. Severe cases can lead to bronchitis, pneumonia, otitis media, or combined encephalitis and myocarditis. Even if your family members have mild cold symptoms, you should not take it lightly and try to avoid the act of kissing each other, it is best to wear a mask if necessary. 2, when heavy makeup Cosmetics have become one of the causes of maternal diseases in children. Many cosmetics contain chemicals such as lead and mercury, and contain estrogen. These harmful substances enter the baby’s body through kissing and can easily cause chronic lead poisoning and other diseases. The United States has reported a case of lead poisoning in a baby who mistakenly licked the powder on his mother’s face because he was face to face with her. Therefore, parents should try to avoid kissing their babies with lipstick on their lips, and should try to reduce makeup when touching their babies. 3, mumps Mumps is an acute inhalation infection caused by the mumps virus, referred to as mumps or mumps. This disease is mainly spread through droplets of nasopharyngeal secretions and is highly contagious. Especially for newborns with weak resistance, if the mumps virus is present in the saliva of adults, it can be transmitted to the child through saliva. 4. Tonsillitis Babies are a good candidate for tonsillitis. This is because the tonsils of babies under 1 year old are not fully developed. The saliva of tonsillitis patients contains a large number of staphylococci, streptococci and other purulent bacteria, which can be transmitted to the baby when kissing him or her to cause the disease. 5, epidemic conjunctivitis Because babies are young, the ability to resist disease is poor, it is easy to get infected with the kisser is suffering from epidemic conjunctivitis and other diseases. Patients through eye droppings, tears and contaminated hands by these germs, viruses and infected to the baby, may also be infected by way of kissing. 6, long blisters should not be close to newborns Blisters are common viral infections in pediatrics, with a prevalence age of 1-4 years. People with blisters are easily transmitted through saliva or droplets, kissing and other ways. This virus is not very dangerous for adults, but it is fatal for newborns. Adults in the blister attack and recovery period, are not suitable for kissing and close to the baby. 7, suffering from oral diseases The mouth of a newborn baby does not have bacteria, and these diseases are usually transmitted to the child by the adults around, most notably the mother. If the mother herself has oral diseases, such as gingivitis, pulpitis, dental caries, etc., there will be a large number of disease-causing germs in the mouth, and by kissing the baby, these germs will enter the baby’s mouth directly. 8, hepatitis, viral hepatitis or hepatitis B surface antigen-positive patients The saliva or sweat of such patients may contain viruses, and the infection rate is high for babies with very poor resistance. Because hepatitis A is mainly transmitted through the fecal and oral route, while hepatitis B is transmitted through injection, blood or blood products transfusion, close contact, mother and child, etc. Therefore, breast milk, saliva and tears are unsafe factors. 9, the face has abscesses and blisters, eczema, boils and other skin diseases This type of skin disease is contact transmission and rapid transmission, the patient’s skin surface exudates material containing a large number of germs and viruses that can cause disease in other contacts, and baby skin contact can lead to infection. Therefore, these patients should try to avoid close contact with babies.