Can I Contract Oral Herpes By Sharing a Bottle?

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Can one contract oral herpes by sharing a bottle (or cup) with someone who's infected?
 
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In other words if your partner gets cold sores, dump them. :-)
 
ukmicky said:
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.:biggrin: (AND DON'T forget 70% of the time someone with HSV can shed the virus and infect others without any visible lesions!)
 
What about washing clothes together with the clothes of someone infected? (underwear too)
 
Flying Penguin said:
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:smile:
 
the detergent used in the wash should be pretty damaging to the proteins on the virus.