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Herpes from sharing drink?

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em53282
em53282

A friend of mine has genital herpes. Yesterday we went to dinner and I accidentally picked up his drink and took a sip from it (it had a straw). Does this put me at risk for herpes say worse ways his saliva was still on the straw? I think he has hsv-1 also but doesn't currently have a cold sore on his mouth and never has.

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  • kristy_93126
    kristy_93126 em53282

    Posted

    Not at all impossible unless he has hsv 2 on.his mouth area
    • kristy_93126
      kristy_93126

      Posted

      Hsv 2 doesn't always mean genital
    • em53282
      em53282 kristy_93126

      Posted

      He has only ever had an outbreak on his penis so it is HSV 2. I think he is positive for HSV 1 also but has never had a cold sore on lips.
    • kristy_93126
      kristy_93126 em53282

      Posted

      Obviously you can't catch it if you are sharing a drink only through sex
  • FelizCastus
    FelizCastus em53282

    Posted

    Genital herpes is an infection of the genitals. You cannot get it through contact with another body part unless that other body part is also infected, in which case it wouldn't be *genital* herpes. Just saying.

    So, you cannot catch genital herpes from a straw/cup, but you can potentially catch *oral* herpes that way, which is nearly always Type 1, though you're much less likely to acquire it if he had no cold sores at the time and has never had any.

    • FelizCastus
      FelizCastus kristy_93126

      Posted

      Not all, but the vast majority of HSV-2 cases are indeed genital. Oral HSV-2 is not common and not really an issue even if someone does have it there. It rarely ever outbreaks or sheds orally, and is the least infectious herpes infection as a result (genital HSV-2 is the worst, then oral HSV-1).
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