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Hi i was wondering if i had someone with a cold sore spit on my face then later had tap water run off my face directly onto my genitals could that move the virus there and pose a risk?

Q: hi i was wondering if i had someone with a cold sore spit on my face then later had tap water run off my face directly onto my genitals could that move the virus there and pose a risk?

: Highly unlikely. What you described would not give you more than a cold, if that. For healthy diet: http://www.choosemyplate.gov/., exercise 30 minutes/day, drink enough water daily so your urine is mostly colorless, have safe sex, no tobacco alcohol weed or street drugs. Get HPV and Covid vaccines. Wish you good health!

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Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

Highly unlikely. What you described would not give you more than a cold, if that. For healthy diet: http://www.choosemyplate.gov/., exercise 30 minutes/day, drink enough water daily so your urine is mostly colorless, have safe sex, no tobacco alcohol weed or street drugs. Get HPV and Covid vaccines. Wish you good health!

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Answered 6/25/2021

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A member asked:

Hi i was wondering if i had someone with a cold sore spit on my face then later had tap water run off my face directly onto my genitals could that move the virus there and pose a risk?

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