Tranmission for oral HSV

[jr87]

Hi,

I have genital HSV1 and have so for about 5 months now but I have been getting tested for oral HSV recently in case.

Today, I went to a private GP who appeared to have a coldsore on the corner of his lip. He wanted to inspect my lesion which was near my cheek for a swab test so he picked up a torch to see better but he also ended up touching my face without gloves (which i didnt expect him to do) and he touched close to my mouth, not actually on the lip but near the corner.

I also have some broken skin on my cheek from the cold weather which he also touched for a like 20 seconds so now I am paranoid that he could have passed it to me.

What is the likelihood of him transmitting it to me like this?

Thanks.

[Terri Warren]

Zero

terri

[jr87]

Thank you!

And one more question. What are the chance of inoculation from genital to oral 5 months after the primary infection? I haven’t had any other outbreaks since the primary but I do have the occassional folliculitis on my thighs so I know the thigh sheds.

I just want to know if I touched my thigh while there was a folliculitis lesion then touched in the inside of my mouth is there a chance for inoculation?

Thanks.

[Terri Warren]

Autoinoculation almost always happens with a first infection when no immune response has been mounted yet – The situation you describe does not present a risk for autoinoculation, and you are five months out so that’s also speaking against it. I wouldn’t give it a second thought if I were you.

Terri

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