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I was speaking with someone yesterday who had an active cold sore and they spit on my lip while talking. is it possible to get hsv1 from that?

Q: i was speaking with someone yesterday who had an active cold sore and they spit on my lip while talking. is it possible to get hsv1 from that?

: yes but the possibility is low.

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Dr. Birendra Tandan answered

yes but the possibility is low.

Answered 6/16/2022

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Saliva from kissing or oral sex can cause HSV-1. Since there was no large amount of saliva or more contact, than chances very unlikely of contracting HSV=1. Now if you had lip cracks or sores, than possible transmission is likely.

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I was speaking with someone yesterday who had an active cold sore and they spit on my lip while talking. is it possible to get hsv1 from that?

2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

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