Oral Herpes Is Transmitted Through Direct Skin To Skin Contact,

Posted on Tue, 9 Jun 2020

Question: oral herpes is transmitted through direct skin to skin contact, does that mean any part of my skin being touched. alot of the time my brothers arm touches my arm or he put his hands on my cheek does that transmits herpes(oral) or just the lips on lips? is putting my cheek on someones cheek and kiss transmet herpes when there is no sore?

Answered by Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Herpes is not transmitted by simply touching arms and cheeks

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Welcome to ask a doctor service
I have gone through your query.
Oral herpes is transmitted by contact with infected secretions.
By simply putting arms and cheeks won’t transmit herpes.
It is when a infected person’s saliva or secretion from an oral sore comes in contact with the other person there are chances of transmission.
Regards
Dr Asmeet

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj