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shaking hand can cause herpes??
Hello sir , m getting paranoid , today i shook hand with unknown person, as i have a phobia of getting any kind of stds espacially in herpes because it can transmit through skin to skin, sir please i want to know that shaking hand can cause hsv1 ??? I wash my hand after 5 to 10 minutes later as i was outside. Please m worried
From my understand it's the soft tissue that you mainly have to worry about. Can we get personal for a moment? How old are you? I'm a germaphob but it's an STI that you can be born with not just contract. And education is key. If you're that worried about getting it than you need to live in a bubble. I've spent my life trying to be careful and learned that you can have it without possible symptoms and unless you ask your doctor to test you. You may never know one way or the other. So get tested to know for sure and then get your future partner tested and that way you will know for sure. I had a hsv1 breakout this year before that my last outbreak was 16 years ago. All that means is that I have a very health immune system. And I had hsv1 breakouts when I was a young girl before 10 years of age. I didn't have any outbreaks as a preteen or teenager. So stop worrying and live your life. Find Some one nice to love and be smart about your health choices good luck.
Thanku so much @life360 .
after reading ur comment.. feeling good.!!
i dont do sex with anyone , i dont think so i can rid of this phobia.
after reading ur comment.. feeling good.!!
i dont do sex with anyone , i dont think so i can rid of this phobia.
If you start checking everyones hands before shaking youll be doing something more from a phobia than anything else. Its really not any concern. Its mostly contracted in the dental profession
I didnt checked his hand , and i heard that blister , cold sore or herpes outbreak can cause infection if we touched that.... so , shaking hand with outbreak can cause herpes?? Worried if he had cold sore on his hand
Hi, the likely hood of contracting herpes from shaking hands would be as close to zero risk as it could by. Nothing at all to be concerned about.
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