With his most recent video, Moldovan physician Dr. Viktor Ivanovik—who has over 1M TikTok followers—sparked a major discussion about the possible risks of kissing departed loved ones goodbye.

With his most recent video, a Moldovan physician named Dr. Viktor Ivanovik—who has over 1M followers on TikTok—started a meaningful discussion on the possible risks associated with kissing departed loved ones goodbye.

The corpse starts to disintegrate nine hours after death, according to Dr. Ivanovik. The germs from the decaying tissues begin to emerge at this phase.He lists the considerable and nearly total loss of smell as one of the main hazards associated with exposure to these microorganisms.

His TikTok post, “Never kiss the deceased!” serves as a sobering reminder of the risks that lurk even in this most somber and personal of farewells.