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Can you give yourself genital herpes by touching your cold sore than your genitals?
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Herpes: The herpes genital and oral are two different strains of virus and cannot be transmitted from one form to the other
Answered 6/1/2018
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Yes: both type I and Type 2 herpes can be found in the genital and the face area in recent years so it can be transmitted from the mouth area to the genital area and vice versa.
Answered 6/1/2018
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