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A member asked:
Can a person with only genital herpes, (not oral herpes) kiss without spreading the virus?
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Herpes spreads: HSV-1 (classically considered “oral herpes”) and HSV-2 (classically considered “genital herpes”) can be spread to the opposite site and cause identical symptoms. The virus definitely sheds much more during an active outbreak; it does occasionally shed without an outbreak. If you have ever had ORAL exposure to HSV-2 and the virus is laying dormant in your facial nerves, it could spread via a kiss.
Answered 9/11/2020
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Herpes simplex: If the Herpes infection is confine to only genitalia - then kissing lip to lip should not cause it to spread. Oral - genital interactions are a different issue.
Answered 9/12/2020
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