Are there any ways to get herpes other than from sex?
Sure, it's a pretty simple question, but everywhere I go they only talk about the sexual side.
[Is this the only side?]
[ Answer this question ] Want to answer more questions in the Health & Fitness category? Maybe give some free advice about: Illnesses? Ashumms answered Monday April 30 2007, 8:07 pm: There are plenty of ways that you could contract genital herpes. Most of them are sexual but some of them you would never even think of. I will list some of the ways here.
1. someone testing positive with herpes touching himself/herself and then touching or holding your hand. when you go to the bathroom or touch yourself in a sexual way without washing your hands thoroughly you could contract it.
2. oral sex with someone with a blister on their mouth.
3. kissing someone with a blister on their mouth (even if it's not open), touching your mouth then touching yourself.
4. wiping yourself with a towel that someone else used that has has tested positive for herpes.
5. touching a blister on your own mouth and then touching yourelf.
superstarblue89 answered Thursday April 26 2007, 9:55 pm: the thing with herpes is that it's spread through the genitals and the mouth...if you get cold sores you have herpes...lots of people are born with them...but cold sores are a kind of herpes...if you have a cold sore and you give/receive oral sex it can be contracted as genital herpes and vice versa...if you give oral sex to someone who has herpes you can get it in your mouth...the cycle just keeps repeating yourself...so make sure that you always use a condom...even during oral sex just to be safe [ superstarblue89's advice column | Ask superstarblue89 A Question ]
AskKris answered Thursday April 26 2007, 9:48 pm: Yes, you can get any type of [STD] from sexual inter course along with Oral sex. So no matter what sex is happing always have the guy were a condom and if the guy is giving oral sex to the girl they make condom covers for oral sex for girls! So....You can have fun but ALWAYS do it the safe way. [ AskKris's advice column | Ask AskKris A Question ]
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