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How are cold sores spread? if i touch a surface someone touched who has a cold sore can i then get infected that way?
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No, this doesn't happen. HSV1, the cause of oral herpes (cold sores), is only transmitted by direct personal contact like kissing.
Answered 1/14/2023
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