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Can you tell me if i could get herpes without being sexually active?
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Herpes Simplex: Herpes simplex 1 or oral herpes is very common and contagious and most people are already colonized. I assume you are asking about genital herpes or simplex type 2. You can get herpes type 2 with oral sex and or anal sex especially if the virus is shedding like when there is an active outbreak. If none of those are being performed it would be very unlikely to get.
Answered 4/16/2014
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