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How long does oral herpes stay on something? for example, how long do you have to wait to drink out of a water bottle that a herpie infected drank?
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Wash bottle!!: Months to years, depending on environment, uv exposure, temperature, etc. Don't share unless you want infected.
Answered 8/5/2013
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Wash it: Washing the bottle in regular dish soap kill any herpes virus on the surface. The virus will live only a few hours on a hard, dry surface.
Answered 8/6/2013
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