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My left Arm is Burning is it Herpes?

Today I cuddled with a women while she was naked. She was topless and was wearing her underwear. I was fully nude. I had my left arm around her shoulder/body as she was on my left side. Right after I left I noticed my left arm had a slight burning sensation which is slowly getting better now. Is this a sign of herpes? or did the hair on my left arm get pulled by her body/back weight while it was around her.

Also I didn't have intercourse with her, didn't come in contact with her genitals. I only touched her above her waist including her breasts. The part that concerns me is I was nude in her bed and what if her bed sheets had the herpes virus?  

What are my chances of contacting herpes by engaging in the activity listed above?

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Herpes is only infectious from the areas that are infected. If you have oral herpes, then you are only infectious from the mouth. If you have genital herpes, you are only infectious from the genitals.

Herpes doesn't infect or affect other body parts, like arms. You could have cuddled entirely naked and been fine, so long as there was no genital to genital contact.

Herpes is not transmitted via things like sheets. It dies quickly after being exposed to air, as do most STDs. ALL STDs require some form of sexual activity - oral, vaginal or anal sex.

Also, no STD will ever give you symptoms that quickly. It would be at least a couple of days, if not longer.

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Thank you so much for answering my question. ☺

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