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Can double dipping your chips or celery in ranch sauce spread herpes virus? my friend just double dipped his food after he had a bite now im afraid?

Q: can double dipping your chips or celery in ranch sauce spread herpes virus? my friend just double dipped his food after he had a bite now im afraid?

: Probably zero risk for herpes, even if your friend had an active oral herpes outbreak at the time. But maybe small risk for colds, flu, and COVID: try to convince your friend to practice better food hygiene.

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Probably zero risk for herpes, even if your friend had an active oral herpes outbreak at the time. But maybe small risk for colds, flu, and COVID: try to convince your friend to practice better food hygiene.

Answered 11/24/2022

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Can double dipping your chips or celery in ranch sauce spread herpes virus? my friend just double dipped his food after he had a bite now im afraid?

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