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My sister has herpes, isit possible that she can give it to me? or isit only transferred through sexual intercourse?

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Yes and No.: Genital herpes is transmitted via sexual activities, because the infected person has the virus on his or her sex organs. Herpes in non-genital locations would thus be transmitted via non-sexual activities... but is also transmitted via sexual activities if a person does sexual activities with non-sexual parts of his or her body.

Answered 7/22/2016

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