can you get genital herpies from someone with a cold sore .does the person with the coldsore need to have herpies virus to give it to you
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Q: can you get herpies from someone with just a coldsore
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4/26/09 2:36pm
A cold sore IS Herpes, HSV1 or HSV2. The person with it already HAS the virus. It CAN be transferred during oral sex. Please protect yourself.
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