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Is it possible to contract herpes by touching an hsv2 + person and then touching yourself or does it have to be direct skin to skin contact????
Actually it's very unlikely that you would contract genital herpes from touching someone else and then touching yourself. It's just not an efficient way to transmit the virus. In theory it could happen but it's very low risk. Now if there was naked skin on skin foreplay before mutual masturbation that would increase the risk a bit but still overall it's a low risk.
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Yes, it is possible. If you touch an area where they have an open sore (mouth, penis, vagina... anywhere) and immediately touch yourself you can definitely get HSV.
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Herpes spreads by oral, vaginal and anal sex.
Herpes sores blister, then burst, scab and heal.
STIs are the most common cause of genital sores.
Millions of people are diagnosed with STDs in the U.S. each year.
STDs can't be transmitted by casual contact, like hugging or touching.
Syphilis is an STD that is transmitted by oral, genital and anal sex.
