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Herpes type 2 skin to skin contact

Herpes type 2 skin to skin contact

Can genital herpes or Herpes type 2 be transmitted through salivia? Also, what exactly does skin to skin contact mean?  If my friend has genital herpes could it pass to me if I touch him anywhere besides for the infected area?
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no, you won't get your friends genital herpes from touching someone. it takes intimate contact to contract it.

genital herpes isn't present in saliva.

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