The dangers of adults kissing babies on the mouth

Babies are innocent and cute, so you can't help but kiss them when you see them. In fact, this is completely unhealthy. Because the baby's skin is particularly delicate and does not have much resistance, it is easy for adults to pass some diseases to the baby when kissing the baby's mouth. Especially when adults are sick without knowing it, such as colds, oral diseases, intestinal infections, etc. So what are the dangers of adults kissing babies on the mouth?

Herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection can manifest as recurrent oral herpes, skin herpes, acute herpetic gingivitis, and acute herpetic keratoconjunctivitis. Especially when there is herpes on the lips, you must never kiss the baby! It is worth reminding that herpes simplex virus infection is very common. Some infected people have no symptoms and are asymptomatic virus excretors. They are hidden dangerous elements. If they kiss the baby, the baby will also be infected. Newborns and infants, in particular, have incomplete immune functions and are susceptible. Once infected, they often show systemic symptoms and may also develop herpes encephalitis, causing lifelong disability or even death.

2. When you have a cold

Even the common cold is mostly caused by a viral infection, not to mention the flu. These viruses mostly live in the nasopharyngeal and upper respiratory tract mucosa and can be easily transmitted through kissing. Parents should not kiss their baby if they have cold symptoms such as nasal congestion, runny nose, sneezing, chills or fever.

If parents suffer from oral diseases, such as caries and gingivitis, there are a large number of bacteria and viral microorganisms lurking in their mouths. When they kiss their babies, these bacteria and viral microorganisms take the opportunity to sneak into the children's mouths and bodies, posing hidden dangers to the children's health.

4. After makeup

It is well known that pregnant women should not use cheap cosmetics, because the additives, preservatives and other chemical ingredients in cheap cosmetics are toxic to the fetus, especially affecting the development of the nervous system.

There are always residues of toxic substances such as nicotine, tar, hydrogen cyanide, carbon monoxide, acrolein and nitric oxide in the respiratory tract and mouth of smokers. Infants and young children are very sensitive to these substances and are prone to developing respiratory diseases such as asthma.

6. People with diarrhea or intestinal infection

The baby's gastrointestinal physiological functions and immune system are not yet fully developed. Whether bacteria or viruses invade the gastrointestinal tract, they are most likely to cause infection, most of which is rotavirus infection. According to statistics, there are approximately 111 million to 135 million cases of rotavirus diarrhea worldwide each year, resulting in the deaths of 650,000 infants. In my country, about 18 million infants and young children suffer from rotavirus gastroenteritis every year. Rotavirus can be transmitted orally. Parents with symptoms such as diarrhea should stop kissing their babies.