Disease | Death Rate Estimate | US deaths estimate | Statistic Used for Calculation |
| Diseases contagious from saliva | N/A | N/A | No information |
| Cytomegalovirus | N/A | N/A | 50% approximately; almost half of young adults (NIAID) |
| Genital warts | N/A | N/A | No information |
| Gonorrhea | N/A | N/A | No information |
| Hepatitis C | approx 1 in 136 or 0.74% or 2 million people in USA | estimated 2 to 5 million HCV chronic carriers | estimated 2 to 5 million HCV chronic carriers |
| HIV | approx 1 in 302 or 0.33% or 900,000 people in USA | 900,000 Americans (NIAID, quarter are unaware) | 900,000 Americans (NIAID, quarter are unaware) |
For more information about types of Diseases contagious from kissing, refer to our section on types of Diseases contagious from kissing. See also more information on death information for Diseases contagious from kissing.
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