kissing disease

1. Academics think that kissing helps partners share bacteria, shoring up their immune systems and enabling them to better fight disease.
   科学家们发现接吻有助于双方分享细菌，增强免疫力，并能够帮助双方更好地抵御疾病。
2. Saliva, which becomes more abundant during kissing, has antibacterial properties that help limit halitosis, tooth decay and gum disease.
   唾液能够抗病菌，帮助控制口气，防止蛀牙以及牙周病的发生。
3. Kissing is also recommended for gums and teeth because it increases production of saliva, which helps kill the bacteria that cause tooth decay and gum disease.
   接吻对牙龈和牙齿有好处。因为接吻可以增加唾液的分泌，从而有助于杀死引起蛀齿和牙龈疾病的细菌。

noun

1. an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream

   Synonym:    infectious mononucleosismononucleosismonoglandular fever