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How can you get genital herpes?

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Any sexual activity involving genital-genital contact can transmit the herpes virus.

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Can you get oral herpes from genital herpes?
No; but you can get oral herpes in the genitalia and visa verse.
Can you get genital herpes from oral herpes?
The second person will get it at the point of contact with an active lesion. If someone has it on their mouth and goes down on someone else, there is a good chance they will develop genital herpes.
Can you get genital herpes from genital warts?
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What is genital herpes?
When You;ve Been Sleeping with People that have Genital Herpes, Has warts growing on there privates . No, Genital Herpes is caused by the herpes simplex virus that is contracted when you have any...
If you have oral herpes and someone else has genital herpes HSV 2 can you get genital herpes?
Yes you can get genital herpes if you have oral herpes.