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Can you give yourself genital herpes from touching your mouth than genitals even when there are no signs and symptoms of a cold sore?
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Here are some ...: Auto-inoculation of herpes is possible but very rare. Despite such likelihood, do some thing within our control, that is, personal quality lifestyle without obsession and overindulgence so to enhance personal defense immune ability and minimize cross over by timely hand washing, but not becoming compulsive. Remember contacting infective agents doesn't mean contracting it ...
Answered 7/9/2018
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