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Can you catch hsv1 ( cold sore) if someone with a cold sore spit on your lip ?
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If someone with herpes, not specified hsv1 or hsv2 but genital, accidentally spits on the opening of my mouth while talking and i quickly wipe it away with my sleeve am i likely to catch it? there was no cold sore?
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