I recently found out my roommate has herpes. She likes to greet me by kissing me on my cheek. Can I get herpes

Answer 1

Well does she have herpes zoster or herpes simplex? Herpes zoster is not a sexually transmitted disease, it's actually caused by the chicken pox virus and is not contagious.

Herpes simplex is of two kinds .. oral and genital. Oral is what we call cold sores .. and if she has an active sore, she shouldn't really be kissing anyone - although perhaps technically on the cheek isn't harmful, just gross. It's only contagious when the sore is active. If she doesn't have a sore at the time when she's kissing you, don't worry. You might want to tell her that she shouldn't have oral sex or kiss when her sore's active .

The other type of herpes simplex is genital herpes, I *think* it's the same thing as genital warts. Her kissing you on the cheek wouldn't pass it on, but her sexual partners could get it from her if they have intercourse or perform oral sex on her.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

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Answer 6

yes, you can get it. Its not like HIV, it does not need an open sore to get into your body. Like 80% of the population has herpes anyways, you may already have it and not even know. If you have had even ONE sore in your life that come from your mouth or genitals that you didn't know how you got, or came with a cold, you have herpes. Most people are not even aware that they have it.

Answer 7

Herpes is very contagious (the word herpes means to creep) and is passed on through skin contact with an infected person's sores or blisters. The virus will then affect the area where it enters the body, for example, if you have oral sex with someone who has a coldsore on their mouth, you are in danger of catching genital herpes. The virus can be passed on in the following ways:

Kissing.
Vaginal sex.
Oral sex.
Anal sex.
Hand transfer (e.g. masturbation).
The virus is highly infectious when sores and blisters are present, the risk of you passing the infection on or catching the infection between episodes is much lower. However, on rare occasions the virus can be passed on when no sores or blisters are present.

Answer 8

very unlikely if she only kisses your cheek. unless maybe she happens to have any open oozing (herpes) sores on her face or mouth and you happen to have an open cut or abrasion on your cheek.

I wouldn't worry about it.

Answer 9

No, as long as you havent had intimate conatct (kissing on the mouth or sexual contact) you are ok. But if you really need peace of mind, go to your local health department and ask to be screened for it.

Answer 10

herpes is transmitted by the sores only.