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A member asked:
When you are talking to someone who has herpes can you get it if their spit lands on you like lip face or hand?
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Herpes: that would be an unlikely scenario. It generally requires a larger inoculative dose. I suppose if the spit directly on your face and lip you could get it, but a small bit of spiral as one talks is unlikely.
Answered 10/13/2017
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