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I have had a cold sore for about 4 to 5 days. it's dried out, but i masturbated and used saliva. i did wash my hands before hand. can i get genital herpes?
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People with longstanding herpes are immune to new infection with the same virus type they already have, and therefore almost never self-transfer infection to a new body area. Nobody with oral HSV1 (cold sores etc) ever gets genital herpes from it. Nothing to worry about.
Answered 7/15/2021
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