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Whats the chance of catching herpes if someone was talking and accidentally spit a little saliva on a tiny wound on my forearm?
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HSV spreads through skin to skin contact and can also spread through saliva to skin contact. I think it's easier for the virus to infect one through contact with mucus.membranes than on intact skin, but I'd like to have an infectious disease or public health specialist' s answer about your scenario.
Answered 9/9/2022
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