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My brother had genital herpes, he got treated . his gf gives him oral and i accidentally used her tooth brush she left, could i catch oral herpes?
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Should not use: Simplex virus needs body fluids to survive , possible to get infected from wet brush , you should not use other people brush to maintain simple hygiene . Oral and genital herpes simplex belong to different genotypes but can cross barriers.
Answered 3/7/2015
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