The persistent duct or sinus can promote oral secretions, which may cause cysts to become infected.

When physically disturbed, Lepidoptera larvae produce a clicking noise with their mandibles followed by an unpalatable oral secretion.

Echoviruses are transmitted person-to-person; the fecal-oral route is the predominant mode, although transmission sometimes occurs via respiration of oral secretions such as saliva.

Throughout the pregnancy, practice good personal hygiene, especially handwashing with soap and water, after contact with diapers or oral secretions (particularly with a child who is in day care).

Aspiration means that you breathe oral secretions or stomach contents into your lungs.

The meningococcus is spread from person to person by direct contact with oral secretions.

Persons living in the same household or with direct contact with a patient's oral secretions may be at increased risk of infection and should receive antibiotics to help prevent illness.

In older children and adults, classic HSV transmission is person to person through direct contact with infected oral secretions or lesions.

The patient will often be given antianxiety and antisecretory medications (to prevent oral secretions from obstructing the view), generally atropine, and sometimes an analgesic such as morphine.

Close contacts are defined as those persons who could have had intimate contact with the patient's oral secretions such as through kissing or sharing of food or drink.