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My son was just diagnosed with having herpes and yesterday he gave me a kiss on the cheek and he has small tiny blisters on the corner of his lips will this spread to me?

Q: my son was just diagnosed with having herpes and yesterday he gave me a kiss on the cheek and he has small tiny blisters on the corner of his lips will this spread to me?

Maybe: This sounds like the typical cold sore &amp; these can be transferred by direct contact as long as he is shedding virus.

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Dr. James Ferguson answered

Maybe: This sounds like the typical cold sore & these can be transferred by direct contact as long as he is shedding virus.

Dr Hegab and 3 doctors agreed

Answered 10/24/2017

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A member asked:

My son was just diagnosed with having herpes and yesterday he gave me a kiss on the cheek and he has small tiny blisters on the corner of his lips will this spread to me?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. James Ferguson answered

Dr Hegab and 3 doctors agreed

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