A 20-year-old male asked:

can you get herpes on your neck if someone touches you with their bare hand. i mean just their hand can you get herpes from that?

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Dr. Shari Schabowski answered

Specializes in Emergency Medicine

HSV: If you never had it before and an infected mucous membrane touched broken skin on you neck it is possible. ONly you know if this is likely.

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