How does Oral Herpes transfer?

Posted November 5th, 2005 by GUY

Oral Herpes - Cold Sores

Can you get oral herpes by sharing napkins ash cloths, ect. they say the virus can't survive off human skin, but for how long, when dose it die, minutes, hours? Also what if you have an outbreak and you take a shower and water is dripping down over your cold sore can the water pick up any virus particles and transport them to another part of your body?
I am parioanoid, i know, but answers to these questions will be very apperciated. Thanks.

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Oral Herpes transmission

On November 6th, 2005 iv says:

Hi GUY,

No, you can only get Oral Herpes from intimate physical contact with some one who already has it. The virus will only survive a fraction of a second off human skin. And you can't get your own cold sore anywhere else on your body.

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On July 18th, 2007 arobert says:

So true!!!

Oral to oral to genital

On April 25th, 2008 Vicejoy says:

If someone has oral herpes, can they transfer it to their partner and then 45 minutes later get genital herpes from that same partner, in that short amount of time?

I say anything is possible

On April 26th, 2008 niki says:

I say anything is possible with this virus. I passed it to my hand after having it for 8 years and I was anal about washing them too.

the virus normally has to

On April 29th, 2008 woodragon says:

the virus normally has to pass from the blister to mucus tissue, e.g the inside of your mouth, type skin ,or a cut or burn, not to normal skin e.g hands etc , It can not be passed on from water or a towel.Niki, question for you, did you have a cut on your hand?

chances are good, my hands

On April 30th, 2008 niki says:

chances are good, my hands are usually dry woodragon. I can't recall though.

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