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What happens if i share cup with someone who has cold sores?

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Dr. Michael Turner answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

It depends: Certainly any form of herpes can be transmitted through close personal contact with another person. With regard to oral herpes, a significant number of the population would test positive anyway. Transmission also depends on your immune status, the degree of viral shedding, etc etc. So, it depends on many factors.

Answered 9/9/2013

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