you imagine that “There are kisses that kill”Well, it is not a lie, since according to the conference given by the specialist in allergology and immunology Carlos Prado Lobatothrough this emotional contact of greeting, friendship and show of love, can be transmitted respiratory diseases or allergenic foods that affect couples.
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It must be taken into account that, both in our society and in other parts of the world, the kiss is a symbol of greeting in different cultures, of course there are several types related to friendship that is on the cheek and passionate as the sucker, French or de lenguita, the dry, even those known as TV soaps.
Most of the time it is an exciting, wonderful experience and sometimes even occasional and unexpected; however, we must not forget that in addition to transmitting feelings and sensations to the coupleThey are also an easy way to spread infectious diseases.
This through the contact of the mouths, but above all the exchange of saliva, which can cause contagious ranging from mild infections to chronic conditions, so it is important to take precautions.
A kiss that ended in allergies
Simón Carlos Prado Lobato, in his dialogue with the students of the Faculty of Tampico Medicine and in the presence of its director Raúl De León Escobedo, presented a clinical case in which a couple who went to a restaurant ate their respective food and at the moment they finished they ended up giving each other an overly passionate kiss, which sent her to the emergency room for a severe allergic reaction.
He added that upon arrival at the hospital, he underwent the RAST (Radio Allergo Sorbent Test) which consists of a procedure to quantify specific serum IgE levels against a certain allergen and revealed the discovery of having shrimp compound in his blood.
Food that caused anaphylactic shock consisting of a allergic reaction extremely serious that affects the whole organism and is established within a few minutes of having been exposed to the allergen. It could also be defined as a reaction “explosive” of the immune system towards an external agent.
It is important to know the cases
Given this panorama, he stressed that it is important to take into account that this, like other cases of people with allergic conditions, which they presented due to a kiss, are not so frequent, however, it is important that future specialists know them to act immediately and thus save life.
He recalled that like some food and medicine particles that can be transmitted through kissing, a clear example is the respiratory diseases like seasonal influenza that with a simple contact of the lips and salivation ends up infecting the patient.
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Reason why they call on the population to carry out the corresponding clinical studies to determine what type of allergy they have and if necessary to take a treatment that allows them to be prepared in the event that it occurs.
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Given the above, can you imagine that “There are kisses that kill”Well, it is not a lie, since according to the conference given by the specialist in allergology and immunology Carlos Prado Lobato, through this emotional contact of greeting, friendship and show of love, they can transmit respiratory diseases or allergenic foods.