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Scared of getting genital herp because mom has cold sore and doesn't wash her hands often she's touched my clean underwear and objects in my room help?
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Not that way: You should not kiss your mom while she has a cold sore or when she has symptoms of a cold sore about to appear. But you do not have to worry about the virus being transmitted through handling of clothes or other objects.
Answered 7/27/2014
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