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Is it possible to get herpes if somebody spits on your lips?
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Possibly : If the person who spit on your lips is sick with their first herpes infection or is someone who has had it a long time and is just about ready to have a breakout when the number of virus particles on their lips are at their highest.
Answered 8/27/2018
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