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If you witness a big network of kissing in one evening, say a network of 20 people, each kissing an average of 5 people... I'd imagine that your probability of catching something by kissing someone in this network increases at least 3 fold compared to kissing a "non-promiscuous kisser".
Related questions:
Do frequent kissers have better immune systems? (e.g. due to increased exposure at safe levels, or the healthful effects of physical connection). Do they get Salivally Transmissible Diseases more or less often?
Once infected, the number of germs in a person's body supposedly grows exponentially (before defenses kick in)... so if you must come in contact with someone who is exposed, by this logic, you should choose someone who is not (yet) infected, or at least not for a long time. But if it happens quickly enough, the more people you kiss, the more you're diluting the pathogen. (Then again, spitting would probably be more effective!)
I'd like to see plots of infectiousness vs time. This could make some neat simulations, Santa Fe people!
Related questions:
Do frequent kissers have better immune systems? (e.g. due to increased exposure at safe levels, or the healthful effects of physical connection). Do they get Salivally Transmissible Diseases more or less often?
Once infected, the number of germs in a person's body supposedly grows exponentially (before defenses kick in)... so if you must come in contact with someone who is exposed, by this logic, you should choose someone who is not (yet) infected, or at least not for a long time. But if it happens quickly enough, the more people you kiss, the more you're diluting the pathogen. (Then again, spitting would probably be more effective!)
I'd like to see plots of infectiousness vs time. This could make some neat simulations, Santa Fe people!
