ADAM CAILLIER FROM DAILY STAR
Health experts have warned that the sexually transmitted disease known as The Clap can now be spread by kissing, leading to warnings over current outdated UK Government advice
Experts are warning that the sexually transmitted disease known as Gonorrhoea can actually now transfer via kissing.
For decades, it was thought that the disease known to some as “The Clap” could only be spread through actual unprotected sex.
But now a team from the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre have warned that current advice around it should be changed after their discovery.
Professor Eric Chow told Mail Online: “We think it is possible to catch gonorrhoea via kissing.
“I think the guidelines should be updated.”
And publishing a review about it called Sexually Transmitted Diseases, he and his team said: “We found oropharyngeal gonorrhoea was associated with exposure to a partner’s mouth through kissing.
“A number of pieces of evidence suggest transmission from the oropharynx (back of the throat) may be more common than previously thought.
“It can be cultured from saliva, suggesting that the exchange of saliva between individuals may potentially transmit gonorrhoea.”
The UK Government did actually update its guidelines a month ago after a rise in cases had been reported.
