Say and Spray HSV1

[Anxious710]

Hi Terri,
Awhile ago I took a test for HSV 1 and 2 IgG. I am negative for both, and clean of all other STDs.

I am having anxiety over a situation though: The other day, a co worker and I went out to lunch and sat across each other. I do not know of my co worker’s herpes status, I did not see any visible sores. He “says and sprays” and I am worried that he could have said and spread onto my food I ordered and came in contact with a possible herpes exposure.
How likely is it that a “say and spray” situation onto my food and then me taking a bite right after this contamination could get me infected?
I am freaking out. I am clean of all STD and want to keep it that way for the sake of my monogamous relationship.

Thank you Terri!

[Anxious710]

I want to also ask if taking my igG test for herpes 1 and 2 65 days post potential (low risk) exposure is reliable?

The circumstance was that a stripper at a party peck kissed me on the lips but I have no clue her status and she also did the same kiss to others prior to me.

Let me know if I should take another igG to make sure?
Thank you Terri!

[Terri Warren]

Absolutely nothing that you have posted here is any risk at all and I do not suggest the IgG test in your situation.
BTW HSV 1 is not normally/always a sexually transmitted infection

Terri

[Anxious710]

Okay, that puts me at ease for the say and spray.

To be clear, I did take an IgG blood test 65 days after the kiss incident and got a <0.9 for both.
Can I rely on these results?
Or was it too early for me to get accurate results from this low exposure?

Thank you Terri!

[Terri Warren]

Given the experience which presents no risk to you, you can count on these results, within the ability of the test to picks up infections.

Terri

[Anxious710]

Okay, the only reason I asked was because online I saw a study that said one of the people took 103 days to seroconvert to positive. I took the igG HerpeSelect from Quest Diagnostics, which claims on their website that after 6 weeks it is “99% accurate”. What is the longest seroconversion time you have seen?

I also had another small inquiry; can herpes be spread through someone’s sneeze or cough since it’s “bodily fluid” or is that not enough fluid to create an infection?

Thank you for your time!

[Terri Warren]

The thing is, the IgG test misses 8% of HSV 2 and 30% of HSV 1, as compared to the gold standard western blot, so saying someone took 103 days to seroconvert is not a surprise – some people who have a positive western blot never have a positive IgG test.

Herpes is not transmitted via sneezing or cough, but COVID surely is so be careful!

Terri

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