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Could you get your genital herpes to other parts of the body?

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Very unlikely: Transfer of an HSV infection from the area first involved to another area is called auto-inoculation. It sometimes occurs during the first infection, i.e. within several weeks of catching the virus. After that, the immune system prevents auto-inoculation. If someone has had genital or oral herpes more than a few months, it is very unlikely s/he will ever self infect other places on the body.

Answered 8/20/2017

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