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Can i get herpes from sharing food? we didnt share utensils but we shared a plate of food and saw later that the individual had a cold sore?
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No risk, no worry: Did you ask a similar question recently? Oral herpes is not transmitted by shared food and rarely by shared utensils, drinking glasses, etc. HSV is transmitted only by DIRECT contact -- e.g. kissing an infected person.
Answered 11/18/2020
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