Can you catch herpes from talking to someone? - Herpes Message Board

Gene212212 · 11-29-2007, 05:41 PM

If someone has cole sores, can you catch it by talking to them? I've noticed when people talk they spit and sometimes you feel spit hit your face. What if their spit lands in your mouth, eye, or nose while they have an outbreak or even if they don't have an outbreak, can you catch it that way?

And also, can you catch it by using a fork at there house for eating if it was hand washed and not dish washed?

catharine101 · 11-29-2007, 07:34 PM

No, and no.

Herpes is transferred via skin on skin contact.

Gene212212 · 11-29-2007, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by catharine101

No, and no.

Herpes is transferred via skin on skin contact.

I am not arguing with you, but if herpes is transferred via skin on skin contact, than why can you get it from sharing a cup with someone who has an outbreak? Wouldn't that be the same thing as them spitting in your mouth, eye, or nose by accident?

catharine101 · 11-29-2007, 09:03 PM

No, it's not.

Herpes is not carried in bodily fluids. It is transferred via skin on skin.

Catching the virus from someone's cup is extremely rare. The virus can live for about 10 seconds outside it's host. So you would need to use someone's cup within about 10 seconds of their using it. Add in whether or not they actually left some virus on the cup, and your odds of getting the virus this way are astronomical. Same thing goes with using someone's fork. And soap and water kills the virus, so it doesn't matter how the fork is washed.

I'm unsure if you have herpes, or are reacting to someone who has told you they have herpes. Keep in mind that it's technically a sexually transmitted disease. You don't need to be extreme in how you react to a person who as the virus - just treat a person normally. If you are planning on sleeping with them use protection.