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How is the herpes simplex virus spread? can you get infected by touching your mouth after you touch something that someone with herpes has touched?
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Herpes: Herpes is contracted skin to skin or saliva to skin from an infected person. Most in the western world have herpes simplex. It is like 75% of adults. Most get herpes from family members as children. The only way to diagnose herpes is through blood testing.
Answered 9/28/2016
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