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Can I get genital herpes from my own saliva?

I have hsv1 positive,
And just now i accidentally using my saliva to masturbating..
Possible i get Hsv 2 by my own saliva?
Now i have dry mouth feeling scare right now
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3149845 tn?1506627771
Hi, no its not possible. Hsv1 does not turn into hsv2. Also having hsv1 you could not pass it to your genitals using saliva as having it in one area would make a person basicly immune to contracting it in another area.
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thanks
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3149845 tn?1506627771
dry mouth is not a symptom of herpes
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But my mouth feel very dry after this...
Scare getting infected...
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