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Hi there’s something that has been bothering me a bit, and I just want more insight on it. Two days ago I was at a friends house hanging out. There was a single pimple (whitish) in her lip with a small red shadow, in between the outside and inside of her lip, you could mainly see it when she’s talking or her mouth is open. She’s not sure if this is a cold sore she said it just popped up and it’s painless unless poked at, and that there were no prior symptoms.
We both had the same bottle of Pepsi, I accidentally uncapped and drank hers about 5 minutes after she drank out of the bottle, if she has a cold sore what are the chances I could get infected??
We both had the same bottle of Pepsi, I accidentally uncapped and drank hers about 5 minutes after she drank out of the bottle, if she has a cold sore what are the chances I could get infected??
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Whatever it is - cold sore, pimple, some random bump - there's no risk here for an STI.
Sharing drinks is not a risk for herpes transmission.
However, it is a risk for colds, flus, covid, strep, etc., so try to not do that.
Sharing drinks is not a risk for herpes transmission.
However, it is a risk for colds, flus, covid, strep, etc., so try to not do that.
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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.
