A member asked:

Shared a cigarette with a guy who may have had a cold sore...been five days and now i have a sore throat, but no other symptoms, could i have hsv 1?

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Very low risk: HSV isn't so easy to transmit. Usually it take fairly intimate contact, like kissing. It is unlikely you sore throat is due to herpes, especialy if there are not blisters/sores on your lips, in your mouth, etc.

Answered 6/3/2016

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