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What is the risk that herpes can be transmitted through saliva in the absence of sores? what is the risk if a female is fingered by a man who uses saliva as a lubricant in the absence of cold sores?
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Little or no risk without direct contact of infected tissues with a susceptible partner's tissues. Saliva is little or no risk.
Answered 9/23/2023
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