How is herpes transmitted non sexually

The facts about herpes transmission are clear:

Herpes is passed directly from the affected area of skin (which could be the genitals, face or hands), by direct skin to skin contact, with friction, when the virus is present. (See also asymptomatic shedding, below.) It may come back at or near the place the virus was caught.

That means that when you catch it genitally, It does not travel through your body and appear on your face; it won’t be in your saliva.

Herpes simplex gets in easily through mucous membranes, i.e. the moist skin inside the mouth and genital-anal area.

Sometimes it gets into ordinary skin, on other parts of the body, if there is a cut or break in the skin. This can be on the fingers/hands, knees, etc.

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But this is only if these come into direct contact with the affected area of another person. A finger sore is called a herpetic whitlow.

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Oral sex, when the virus is active on the face, allows the virus to be passed from the face of one person to the genitals of another.

Or if one person has it genitally, oral sex wil

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