Can I Contract Oral Herpes By Sharing a Bottle?

[Flying Penguin]

Can one contract oral herpes by sharing a bottle (or cup) with someone who's infected?

 

[Moridin]

Herpes viruses are contagious. Contact may occur directly, or through contact with infected razors, towels, dishes, and other shared articles.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000606.htm

 

[ukmicky]

In other words if your partner gets cold sores, dump them. :-)

 

[adrenaline]

In other words if your partner gets cold sores, dump them. :-)

Since 50% of teenagers have positive antibodies to HSV-1 and climbs to 85% by age 50 in the general population, that pretty much limits your playing field. (AND DON'T forget 70% of the time someone with HSV can shed the virus and infect others without any visible lesions!)

 

[Flying Penguin]

What about washing clothes together with the clothes of someone infected? (underwear too)

 

[adrenaline]

What about washing clothes together with the clothes of someone infected? (underwear too)

no the herpes virus is too fragile to survive such a bashing

 

[contrio]

the detergent used in the wash should be pretty damaging to the proteins on the virus.