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About 3 days ago I started feeling a tingling/burnign sensation in my lips. Done some research and learned that this is likely oral herpes.
From what I have seen, it can be spread to other parts of the body (genitals, eyes, nose, etc) if you touch the wound first. They also advise to not share towels.
The problem is, after a shower or brushing your teeth, you are inevitable going to touch the wound with a towel or your hands.
How easy can it spread and what's someone supposed to do about the towel thing?
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1 of 2 people have hsv1
1 of 4 have hsv2
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It's possible but rare that the same strain can infect a new nerve family. Since it's supposedly your first outbreak, your body hasn't had as much time to build up a resistance, so just be careful not to touch your eyes and wash your hands. Just wash your towels.
Considering 90% of the population has herpes, you'll be fine.
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>>17894200
this statistic is wrong from what Iread.
its closer to 99% of people hae oral herpes (HSV 1) and 20% of people have genital herpes.
keep inmind OP that most people actually get oral herpes from a family member. dont worry. be caustious but in regards to drying your face, simply dont dry from your nose down, let it air dry.
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>>17894200
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>>17894209
done some more research and it seems that spreading it through objects is likely a myth
i will be a little careful anyways
thanks for the advice
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if you ever go down on someone
let them know you get cold sores
that's how i got HSV 1 on my genitals cus my ex ate me out when they just got over a cold sore and never told me / had no signs of a present cold sore.
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