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A male asked:
How long does oral herpes stay on something? for example, how long do you have to wait to drink out of a water bottle that a herpie infected drank?
2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Donald Alvesanswered
Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
Wash bottle!!: Months to years, depending on environment, uv exposure, temperature, etc. Don't share unless you want infected.
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A Verified Doctoranswered
Dentistry 38 years experience
Wash it: Washing the bottle in regular dish soap kill any herpes virus on the surface.
The virus will live only a few hours on a hard, dry surface.
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If i have a cold sore and was drinking water and some of the water backsplashed into my eye will I get eye herpes?
Dr. Hiep Leanswered
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Dr. Hunter Handsfield commented
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People with herpes at one site are immune (or at least highly resistant) to new infections with the same virus type at different body sites.
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Can you get herpes from drinking after someone who is infected?
Dr. Yash Khannaanswered
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Not likely but: It is not likely but there is a remote possibility that the other person had an active herpetic lesion in the mouth and you drank immediately after he... Read More
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Can you contract herpes from drinking from the same straw as a infected person?
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A 66-year-old male asked:
Can I get infected with herpes by drinking my infected parthner's urine?
Dr. Hunter Handsfieldanswered
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Little or no risk: Urine inhibits many bacteria and viruses; and even if your partner had an active genital herpes outbreak, both dilution and the uribe's anti-viral pop... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Can drinking a lot of water make urine sample clear for uti? Having my primary herpes outbreak & starting to urinate is painful. Is this from herpes?
Dr. Kathleen Saradariananswered
Family Medicine 36 years experience
Maybe: If your urine is very dilute (watered down), the typical office test with the dipstick may not detect the white blood cells associated with infection.... Read More
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