can bad breath possibly be contagious
Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2010 6:22 am
Aydinmur, do you think type 1 halitosis can be spread from one person to another through droplets or kissing? I'm specifically referring to type 1 for the sake of clarity, but this may also apply to other types, obviously.
If you do then we can guess this is likely to be due to the transmission of bacteria from one person to the other. If that's the case then this is really important because then type 1 halitosis is likely to have nothing to do with any defects or problems with ecology whatsoever in some cases. This would then apply not only to the oral microbial flora, but potentially other microbial areas of the body too.
There have fairly recently been discoveries of new species of bacteria connected to the cause of halitosis - do you have any knowledge or opinions on this? Do you believe that if type 1 halitosis is due to the mere presense of certain types of bacterial species, whether or not anything can be done about it?
Also, do you think that viruses might be a factor? Viruses which dont cause disease, but affect either the tissues or the systems which would normally protect against halitosis.
If you do then we can guess this is likely to be due to the transmission of bacteria from one person to the other. If that's the case then this is really important because then type 1 halitosis is likely to have nothing to do with any defects or problems with ecology whatsoever in some cases. This would then apply not only to the oral microbial flora, but potentially other microbial areas of the body too.
There have fairly recently been discoveries of new species of bacteria connected to the cause of halitosis - do you have any knowledge or opinions on this? Do you believe that if type 1 halitosis is due to the mere presense of certain types of bacterial species, whether or not anything can be done about it?
Also, do you think that viruses might be a factor? Viruses which dont cause disease, but affect either the tissues or the systems which would normally protect against halitosis.