Question 1

can u get herpes from kissing somebody on the cheek?

Accepted Answer

Yes: If the person you are kissing has active lesions on the cheek you are kissing, you may catch it from him.

Question 2

can you get herpes froma kiss on the cheek ?

Accepted Answer

Herpes simplex: If the person kissing you has active open ulcer on the lips and there is any direct contact of that with your skin this can happen, but is less common than if the kiss were onto a mucous membrane surface.

Question 3

can you get oral herpes from someone if they give you a wet kiss on the cheek ? i dont know if they have it im just assuming?

Accepted Answer

No: Some basics: HSV (Herpes simplex virus) infection is ubiquitous and can be transmitted from people who are symptomatic or asymptomatic with primary or recurrent infections;  In 2015, 26% of US children were found to have experienced HSV-1 (causing oral herpes infection) by 7 years of age.

Question 4

i met a friend and kissed her on a cheek then i noticed she had a herpes on a lip. i dont think i had contacted her lip will i get herpes now?

Accepted Answer

Probably not: Unless you made contact with the herpes lesion itself you are probably fine.

Question 5

i have herpes simplex virus (cold sores) since i was very little. every time i give my kids a kiss on the cheek (i never kiss on the month) i usually get a cold sore half the time. no warning. how likely is it to get a cold sore on your cheek?

Accepted Answer

: Unlikely, but nobody knows exactly. There is always a risk of catching or giving germs, viral or otherwise, when touching or being very near another person. However, we humans much touch other humans. That's the way life is. That said, cold sores are usually oral Herpes type 1, which is a virus that most people catch at some time. Many people catch it from their parents or siblings in childhood.

Question 6

have cold sore and 10 month old touched then rubbed eyes. also kissed him on cheek around eye (forgot) 
are cold sores dangerous for 10 month olds like newborns? im so upset he may get ocular herpes from this or ill 
thank you

Accepted Answer

Have to be lucky: A lucky baby won't get eye herpes, but will just get it in the mouth or around the mouth. Babies touch their eyes often, but we rarely see babies get eye herpes. Life is just that way. That said, a baby in this situation might just take a nice long bath to get clean and then go enjoy the rest of his day. If he's a typical kid and lucky, he'll get no herpes this time or get the usual oral herpes.

Question 7

can you get oral herpes from someone who u don't kiss but she gives u head but doesn't have any open sores or cold sores and i had no cuts on my d?

Accepted Answer

Possible but unlikel: Hi Roy. It's possible for someone to shed the herpes virus and be asymptomatic. People with oral herpes may secrete the virus 2% to 9% of the time when they are not having sores. That being said, if they are asymptomatic and secreting the virus, the amount of virus being shed is much less. You can be tested for infection.  I would recommend knowing your sex partner And both of you testing  for STD

Question 8

can i spread herpes by kissing on the cheek?

Accepted Answer

Herpes: Usually herpes spreads from mucus membrane to another mucus membrane or open sore. It is highly unlikely to transmit herpes with contact of healthy intact skin.

Question 9

odd of getting herpes from someone kissing your cheek?

Accepted Answer

Unusual: Herpes simplex is usually transmitted from the infected persons mucosa to another persons exposed mucosa or skin surface so kissing on the cheek would be an unusual way of getting herpes Symplex but it is certainly possible especially if there was any preceding trauma involved but a definitive skin biopsy smear could be done along with consultation with your infectious disease physician

Question 10

someone kissed me on the cheek. i learned that they have herpes. it was dry didnt feel wet. do i have it too?

Accepted Answer

Not that simple: Not likely that you got it that way. Not much transmission that way, but possible. Of more interest, most adults already have type 1 and many have type 2. The odds are that you already have type 1 herpes with no symptoms. If you do, you already have it and cannot catch it from another person. A blood test can tell you your status.

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Can you get herpes froma kiss on the cheek ?

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Can you get oral herpes from someone if they give you a wet kiss on the cheek ? i dont know if they have it im just assuming?

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I met a friend and kissed her on a cheek then i noticed she had a herpes on a lip. i dont think i had contacted her lip will i get herpes now?

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I have herpes simplex virus (cold sores) since i was very little. every time i give my kids a kiss on the cheek (i never kiss on the month) i usually get a cold sore half the time. no warning. how likely is it to get a cold sore on your cheek?

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Have cold sore and 10 month old touched then rubbed eyes. also kissed him on cheek around eye (forgot) are cold sores dangerous for 10 month olds like newborns? im so upset he may get ocular herpes from this or ill thank you

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Can you get oral herpes from someone who u don't kiss but she gives u head but doesn't have any open sores or cold sores and i had no cuts on my d?

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Can i spread herpes by kissing on the cheek?

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Odd of getting herpes from someone kissing your cheek?

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Someone kissed me on the cheek. i learned that they have herpes. it was dry didnt feel wet. do i have it too?

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