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Is the genital herpes virus present in your urine, saliva, semen etc.?

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

No: In people with genital herpes, the virus is only present in the infected skin and the nerves supplying that area. It cannot be transmitted through urine or saliva, and probably not semen.

Answered 11/28/2017

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