A member asked:

I used the restroom and then accidentally touched my mouth before washing my hands. what are the chances i spread my genital herpes to my mouth?

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

No risk at all. People with HSV are immune to new infections with the same HSV type they already have. They almost never transfer the infection to different body areas. For the same reason, if your genital herpes is HSV2, you will never catch HSV2 again from a sex partner. Don't worry at all about this.

Answered 11/6/2021

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