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Whats the chance of catching herpes if someone was talking and accidentally spit a little saliva on a tiny wound on my forearm?

Q: whats the chance of catching herpes if someone was talking and accidentally spit a little saliva on a tiny wound on my forearm?

: HSV spreads through skin to skin contact and can also spread through saliva to skin contact. I think it's easier for the virus to infect one through contact with mucus.membranes than on intact skin, but I'd like to have an infectious disease or public health specialist' s answer about your scenario.

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Dr. Donald Colantino answered

HSV spreads through skin to skin contact and can also spread through saliva to skin contact. I think it's easier for the virus to infect one through contact with mucus.membranes than on intact skin, but I'd like to have an infectious disease or public health specialist' s answer about your scenario.

Answered 9/9/2022

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A member asked:

Whats the chance of catching herpes if someone was talking and accidentally spit a little saliva on a tiny wound on my forearm?

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