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Can you get herpes or any other disease if the person has it by a spec of spit on side of jaw?
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Little or no risk: Herpes simplex virus is not so easily transmitted. No risk at all. However, this could risk COVID-19, colds, and influenza.
Answered 2/24/2021
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