Question 1

can you get an std like aids or herpes through making out?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Oral kissing is unlikely to lead to the transmission of certain sexually transmitted infections, unless there is bleeding into the mouth from a break in the skin/mucous membrane.  The risk is very low still.

Question 2

i was making someone else's bed & i realised i have a small cut on my knuckle from hands being too dry. if they have hsv1 but no currently active coldsores can i get herpes on my hand from handling bedding? i have had hsv1 on my genitalia 8yrs?

Accepted Answer

:  In this scenario= nil

Question 3

how did i get herpes?

Accepted Answer

From someone else: You get herpes from someone else who has it.  Hsv-2 is usually transmitted sexually.  Hsv-1, the cause of cold sores, is often acquired earlier in life through close personal contact that isn't sexual.

Question 4

how does one get herpes?

Accepted Answer

Sexual contact.: Herpes infections are actually very common. By the time you are sexually active, there is about a 40% chance that you have been exposed to herpes type 1 or 2. Most people you have herpes will not know it, yet they can transmit it to others. Some people actually get an outbreak and rarely some individuals get frequent outbreaks. Limit your sexual partners to as few as possible.

Question 5

can you get herpes from a towel?

Accepted Answer

Herpes : Herpes is not easy to catch. It has to be skin to skin or fluid to skin carrying the virus. It is not transmitted by towels, toilet seats etc.

Hope that helps you not be worried.

Question 6

can you get herpes on your butt?

Accepted Answer

Herpes: Genital herpes usually infects skin somewhere between the belly button and thighs.  98% of those who have hsv type 2 will have their infection somewhere in this region. Herpes is usually transmitted skin to skin. So, yes, the butt, while rare is in the realm of possibilities.

Question 7

is it possible to get of herpes?

Accepted Answer

Control not eliminat: It is generally possible to control herpes but not to eliminate it. It tends to remain dormant in nerves.

Question 8

can you get herpes on your balls?

Accepted Answer

Yes: You can contract herpes on any part of the body.  All that is required is exposure to the virus.

Question 9

can you get herpes on your back ?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Herpes virus is very contagious and can infect any part of the body. Herpes simplex is transmitted by touch or contact. Herpes zoster (shingles) occurs in dermatomes or skin infected by chicken pox virus that lies dormant in the nerves and usually triggered by stress.

Question 10

can you get herpes from ablow jod?

Accepted Answer

Oh sure: Orogenital contact  can spread the virus to either the blower or blowee.

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