If somebody has a cold sore and you touch it,could it give you genital herpes?!
Question: If somebody has a cold sore and you touch it,could it give you genital herpes.?
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skin to skin contact spreads herpes and HSV 1 which traditionally cuases cold sores can infect genitals and visa versa...so possible but its usually when someone performs oral sex with a cold sore
www.herpes.com.au.. yes skin to skin..very very small risk just touching it..maybe if u touched ur vag afterHealth Question & Answer
www.herpes.com.au.. yes skin to skin..very very small risk just touching it..maybe if u touched ur vag afterHealth Question & Answer
it is possible to get it on your fingers if you have an opening on the skin of your fingers, otherwise you can transmit it to anywhere you touch that the skin is broken or open.
the virus dies very easily when exposed to air. hopefully you wash your hands after contact.Health Question & Answer
the virus dies very easily when exposed to air. hopefully you wash your hands after contact.Health Question & Answer
Cold sores are caused by a type of virus that is similar to genital herpes. It is possible touch a cold sore and infect another part of your body, in this case your genitals, but it is not the same type of herpes that you are thinking of.Health Question & Answer