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Can my 1 y/ daughter get herpes by accidently scratching a fam members sore?! washed it out with cold instead of warm water immediately after contact!
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Unlikely, unless she: put her finger in her mouth before you washed it. Hot water and soap with a lot of flushing is best--why did you use cold water?
Answered 9/23/2015
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