Can you get tb from kissing?

Yes, TB is an airborne disease. If you are kissing someone who has active, untreated lung TB, the risk of breathing in their respiratory droplets is extremely high. If your partner has a chronic cough, skip the physical intimacy and get them to a doctor immediately.

I am a bit shy to ask this, but does this mean TB can also spread through sharing food or cups? My friend was recently diagnosed with TB and we used to eat lunch together every day. Should I get myself tested too?

Yes, close physical contact like kissing carries a very high risk if the other person has active tuberculosis. Since my immune system feels sensitive due to PCOS, I am always very cautious around people with persistent coughs. It is definitely safer to maintain some distance.

I was actually reading a medical blog about this. TB is not technically spread through saliva itself, but because kissing involves being very close and inhaling each other's breath, you can easily catch the bacteria. It is the close-range breathing that does it.

Yes, because of the very close proximity and sharing of respiratory droplets, kissing an active TB patient can transmit the infection.

Yes beti, TB spreads very easily through the breath. If someone in the house has a bad cough, we should keep their plates separate and avoid very close contact like hugging or kissing until they are fully cured by the doctor's medicine.