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Reading my morning paper- as one does, I came upon a report that I found staggering and when I heard it on the radio I was flabbergasted
Apparently the BMA have alerted all teenagers that there is an increased risk of contracting meningitis from too much snogging
As a H & S Manager I thought it was only right to point this out and get the opinions of the people here
So here goes
Personally I think - well sorry to say this
Sod it - thank god Im over the age of 19 smile :) biggrin :D :D
I heard that on the radio too. The warning was about young people and french kissing with a number of partners, increasing the risk of spreading meningitis.
But I've also heard in the past that kissing improves your health, so I suppose it depends which effect you think is greater.
As you say, one of the advantages of being a bit older! That's one pleasure I would hate to give up.
hey, thats terrible...
and i dont normally make jokes out of serious things... yeah right!!!!
i remember when i was 13 or so................. we used to hang around in a big group ... all snogging like crazy....
spin the bottle... postmans knock...... and then we all went down with glandular fever....
now its meningitis!!!!!!!!!!!!! thats inflation for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mrs Tweeky rations snogging for when she's realy horny so to me its a bit of a luxury. Wouldent like to get meningthingymejig (guess who cant spell) from a luxury even though I am 31. We should allow it ofr adults but ban it for teenagers in fact we should bring in a new kind of mouth sized chastity belt :gagged: mIght keep them quiet as an added bonus.
Mr Tweeky
Quote by DeeCee
hey, thats terrible...
and i dont normally make jokes out of serious things... yeah right!!!!
i remember when i was 13 or so................. we used to hang around in a big group ... all snogging like crazy....
spin the bottle... postmans knock...... and then we all went down with glandular fever....
now its meningitis!!!!!!!!!!!!! thats inflation for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!

lol :lol: :lol: :lol: I remember glandular fever, more commonly known as "kissing disease."
On a slightly more serious note... I wonder if some of the outbreaks of glandular fever were infact meningitus as I cant believe its suddenly more comon now that it supposedly used to be.
I was talking to a retired peadotrition (spelling?) and she said that Meningitus outbreaks are far more common that most people realise, its only occasionally that the papers are asked to report it (as its so common they don't normally) to help bolster public awareness and to help get more people vacinated to prevent larger multiple outbreaks with an increased posibility of deaths and also the subsiquent increase on health provision costs.
The main problem is we don't, or rarely, have any natural imunity to ilnesses such as Meningitus, measles, whooping cough, tetanus, polio, adn the like all with the potential to kill or produce long term health issues and the more "safe" we feel due to vacinations the less likely we are to vacinate our children as we see them as no longer existing ilnesses; so the more likely there is to be a large outbreak with deaths...
Think we can add TB to that list as well sad
Back in the 30's 40's a lot of people who died from chest related conditions were listed as dieing from consumption. This could have been many things that they could not then diagnose one most likely to be Cystic fibrosis. One in 20 people carry one of the genes for Cystic fibrosis which is the worlds largest genetic disease. Its disgusting that we dont have a screening program in this country. IN the middle ages people were told to lick thier babies at birth and if they tasted salty they were bewitched and would not live past the 1st year of life. We now know salty babies were Cystic Fibrosis babies.
Mr Tweeky
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Think we can add TB to that list as well sad
Back in the 30's 40's a lot of people who died from chest related conditions were listed as dieing from consumption. This could have been many things that they could not then diagnose one most likely to be Cystic fibrosis. One in 20 people carry one of the genes for Cystic fibrosis which is the worlds largest genetic disease. Its disgusting that we dont have a screening program in this country. IN the middle ages people were told to lick thier babies at birth and if they tasted salty they were bewitched and would not live past the 1st year of life. We now know salty babies were Cystic Fibrosis babies.
Mr Tweeky

please dont quote me on this but i seem to remember reading an article that said only people who come from an "at risk" back ground (asian african etc) would get the tb vaccine confused
just hope the door isnt open for a new eppidemic!! ( i cant spell either lol )
Oh god - what a serious lot we have become
sad :( :( :( :(
Cheer up FFS
Next you'll be going on about Beubonic Plague !!!!!!
Quote by martellnotts
Oh god - what a serious lot we have become
sad :( :( :( :(
Cheer up FFS
Next you'll be going on about Beubonic Plague !!!!!!

rats lol :lol:
I had, and I apologise in advance for the spelling, meningococcal scepticimia, as a lad, when it was said I was allergic to getting mumps (which is meningitis, as we now know it) and my legs were nearly amputated.
These days they have yer legs off, quicker than saying "knife", if you get mening. scept. So I guess I'm lucky.
However, I think it has a lot to do with my having MS. Maybe the severe attack on my immune system?
Eh, Whaddo I know.
Stop reading the papers and bring on the snogging lol :lol:
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Apparently the BMA have alerted all teenagers that there is an increased risk of contracting meningitis from too much snogging

Rules me out then wink
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Stop reading the papers and bring on the snogging lol :lol:

Ok
Tongues ?????
smile :) :) :)
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ohhh i love a good snog,

You never said :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
smile
both use "Femidon" on tongue.
phredd
on the serious note ...all kids should be warned of the dangers of the POSSIBILITY of catching meningitis from kissing and how the illness can affect us.....KEEP KIDS SAVE!
so the papers and radio are right to do this just they don't always do it in a good way ...the kids only laugh it off coz it sounds so silly!
on a GOOD note........snogging is brill.........bring on the tongues .......the more the better wink
(i am over 19!)
Ushering in the tongues for maidenfair
Mrs and mrs tongue and 3 children
There you go - tongues to the right
Hay i have just though i have meningitis so i am safe and can snog anyone :thrilled:
Ok ladys form an orderly queue lol
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Hay i have just though i have meningitis so i am safe and can snog anyone :thrilled:
Ok lady form an orderly queue lol

Just one Felixx ??? thats not a queue !!!
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Hay i have just though i have meningitis so i am safe and can snog anyone :thrilled:
Ok lady form an orderly queue lol

Just one Felixx ??? thats not a queue !!!
ok you got me on that one have changed it redface
Quote by felixx1416
Hay i have just though i have meningitis so i am safe and can snog anyone :thrilled:
Ok lady form an orderly queue lol

Just one Felixx ??? thats not a queue !!!
ok you got me on that one have changed it redface
sokay m8 - didnt want you just to end up with one !!!!!
Hi All
It is very difficult to avoid catching the Glandular fever virus (Epstein-Barr Virus)
and you cannot vaccinate against it, but meningitis vaccines are being developed - slowly- for the different types of the bacillus.
The best advice to give to the youngsters who are at greatest risk is to keep themselves well fed and rested so their immune system has a chance to resist an invasion, and to clean their teeth every so often. Too much drunkenness and throwing daily routine out of the window is giving the bugs every chance!
For my self, try to stop me snogging the delicious longhaired guys I have met on this site!
(and I can spell)
Thanks Jane x x