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If you already get cold sores, can you get infected by hsv1 again orally?

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Dr. Vicki Levine answered

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No: Once you are infected you cannot get infected again. The eruption will come out if you are under stress, sick or get a lot of sun.

Answered 2/2/2014

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Dr. Jane Van Dis answered

No: While there are different strains of hsv, once you have it, you would not notice that you were infected with a different hsv strain.

Answered 9/28/2016

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A member asked:

If you already get cold sores, can you get infected by hsv1 again orally?

2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Dr. Vicki Levine answered

Dr. Jane Van Dis answered

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