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Does sharing a joint with someone who has genital herpes put me at risk for contracting the virus orally since we shared the same joint? i have seen conflicting answers on the topic?
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Very few people with genital herpes also has oral herpes. You cannot catch someone's genital herpes unless you have sex with that person. Sharing joints, eating utensils, drinks, etc is never a risk. (It's rarely even a risk if the infected person has oral herpes.)
Answered 2/12/2023
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