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happy chick
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Thu, Sep 02 2021, 4:18 pm
If my baby is crying, and I kiss him and the tears touch my lips, can any germs he's carrying be contagious?
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ra_mom
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Thu, Sep 02 2021, 5:05 pm
Yes some germs like the covid virus.
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s1
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Thu, Sep 02 2021, 5:05 pm
That’s a question I’ve never thought of before! If he has some sort of eye infection or maybe a cold then I suppose it could but in any case you’re probably in such close contact with him that you’re likely to pick it up anyway. I wonder if a dr can answer this scientifically
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zaq
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Thu, Sep 02 2021, 6:18 pm
COVID being a respiratory virus--as are the viruses that cause the common cold and flu--your most likely route of exposure is through being coughed, sneezed, breathed, sung, talked or snotted on. Since it would be impossible to kiss your dc face without being in his breathing zone, swallowing his tears would be the least of your worries. As s1 said, maybe an eye infection, but regular contact with his face would put you at risk and the tears would not materially increase the risk. Certainly not if you swallowed the tears. maybe if they got in your eye.
Tears contain numerous antimicrobial compounds so the risk of infection through contact with tears is very low unless there's an active infection in the eye, like viral or bacterial conjunctivitis.
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