Kissing was developed 'to spread germs'

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Kissing was developed 'to spread germs' - Telegraph

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They say the gesture allows a bug named Cytomegalovirus, which is dangerous in pregnancy, to be passed from man to woman to give her time to build up protection against it

The bug is found in saliva and normally causes no problems. But it can be extremely dangerous if caught while pregnant and can kill unborn babies or cause birth defects

Writing in the journal Medical Hypotheses, researcher Dr Colin Hendrie from the University of Leeds, said: "Female inoculation with a specific male's cytomegalovirus is most efficiently achieved through mouth-to-mouth contact and saliva exchange, particularly where the flow of saliva is from the male to the typically shorter female.

Kissing the same person for about six months provides the best protection, he added.
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Add that to your pickup game.
 


ME: Kiss me or I'll kill your babies.
HER: What the?...
ME: Hey! I didn't say talk. I said kiss me or your babies die.
HER: *looks around for help* But...
ME: Hey! Ever heard of Cytomegalovirus?
HER: No.
ME: Well, I'm not explaining it. *pause* Kiss me or your baby dies!
*kiss, she leaves, move on to next person*
ME: Kiss me or I'll kill your kids!
 
This could be in the onion. I don't know if I'm being racist or something but it seems like British scientists come up with the most idiotic experiments/hypotheses.. Or maybe it's just the style of the Telegraph, I don't know..
 
That doesn't make any sense to me. People have only known and understood about these little invisible creatures called germs for a few hundred years. People didn't kiss before that? Besides Lips are a known erogenous zone. I'm pretty sure the people in the Kama Sutra were kissing a few thousand years ago and it had nothing to do with germs. :338:
 
turbolapp said:
That doesn't make any sense to me. People have only known and understood about these little invisible creatures called germs for a few hundred years. People didn't kiss before that? Besides Lips are a known erogenous zone. I'm pretty sure the people in the Kama Sutra were kissing a few thousand years ago and it had nothing to do with germs. :338:
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You don't have to know something consciously to evolve it...
 
Notice how mammals that mate will often lick each others' faces as a sign of affection?
Wouldn't a more logical explanation of kissing simply be that it's a less disgusting form of licking another person's face?

Just putting it out there.

zimok said:
Interesting!

Also, our penis shape is no error either,
BBC NEWS | Health | Penis is a competitive beast
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They tested their theory in experiments using latex phalluses, an artificial vagina and a mixture of starch and water.
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Get the feeling one of those "researchers" was a fleshlight affiliate?
 
turbolapp said:
That doesn't make any sense to me. People have only known and understood about these little invisible creatures called germs for a few hundred years. People didn't kiss before that? Besides Lips are a known erogenous zone. I'm pretty sure the people in the Kama Sutra were kissing a few thousand years ago and it had nothing to do with germs. :338:
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The people that kissed and had a reason to kiss (lips erogenous zone) were more likely to reproduce successfully then those that didn't. Thus the desire to kiss and kissing in general would be bred in as it would be a desirable genetic trait.
 
miketpowell said:
The people that kissed and had a reason to kiss (lips erogenous zone) were more likely to reproduce successfully then those that didn't. Thus the desire to kiss and kissing in general would be bred in as it would be a desirable genetic trait.
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Ok, that is the reason.

I can't believe people who write link bait can pick it from a pile of dung for the life of 'em. :crap:
 
Hey I'm all about the evolutionary reasons we are the way we are. Like why do I love this little creature I gave birth to that screams, shits and vomits? I mean he just coos once and I'm freakin putty. MamaGoo. That's me. And I KNOW that that's nothing BUT an evolutionary response and, i still don't care he invokes, bar none, the most extremely positive response possible. That has GOT to be hormones. Plain and simple. So that i won't murder this creature when he sleeps and see to it that the species continues on...

But this, I'm calling BS on this one.

Edit: One thing I would like to add after discussing this with the hubby is that I should clarify my positions on this. The lips are an erogenous zone and therefore play a big part in evolution in that they will help further the species through procreation. Any immunity bolstering would just be icing on the cake, but not necessarily WHY we started kissing in the first place.
 
Also, kissing allows us to see deeper into other peoples chemistry. Some say we seek partners with a different immunological system then ours, and that this can be detected via smell, which is more easily absorbed when stuck to someone elses face.
 
Lots of moms take their non-sick kids over to the neighbors to play that happen to have chickenpox.

Just to make sure they get it at a good age. This doesnt sound impossible.
 
Drake said:
Lots of moms take their non-sick kids over to the neighbors to play that happen to have chickenpox.

Just to make sure they get it at a good age. This doesnt sound impossible.
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That's so 1990 - now we have the chicken pox vaccine to ensure the little ones never have to suffer through chicken pox or the horrible shingles (it really can be horrible, btw - not saying it's not) that is the current scare tactic for vaccine promotions....
 
turbolapp said:
Hey I'm all about the evolutionary reasons we are the way we are. Like why do I love this little creature I gave birth to that screams, shits and vomits? I mean he just coos once and I'm freakin putty. MamaGoo. That's me. And I KNOW that that's nothing BUT an evolutionary response and, i still don't care he invokes, bar none, the most extremely positive response possible. That has GOT to be hormones. Plain and simple. So that i won't murder this creature when he sleeps and see to it that the species continues on...

But this, I'm calling BS on this one.

Edit: One thing I would like to add after discussing this with the hubby is that I should clarify my positions on this. The lips are an erogenous zone and therefore play a big part in evolution in that they will help further the species through procreation. Any immunity bolstering would just be icing on the cake, but not necessarily WHY we started kissing in the first place.
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The desire to kiss is a trait expressed in our DNA... popular traits spread viraly (exponential growth) in future generations. This:

The people that kissed and had a reason to kiss (lips erogenous zone) were more likely to reproduce successfully then those that didn't. Thus the desire to kiss and kissing in general would be bred in as it would be a desirable genetic trait.
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Allegedly...
 
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