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Is Herpes Contagious?

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  1. About contagion and contagiousness of Herpes
  2. Herpes: Introduction

Contagion summary:

Spread by direct contact, or sexually; different types of herpes have different contagion.

Contagiousness properties for Herpes:

  Contagious by sex?: Yes

  Contagious by oral sex?: Yes

  Contagious by anal sex?: Yes

  Contagious by vaginal sex?: Yes

  Contagious by physical contact (non-sexual)?: Yes

About contagion and contagiousness:

Contagion and contagiousness refers to how easily the spread of Herpes is possible from one person to another. Other words for contagion include "infection", "infectiousness", "transmission" or "transmissability". Contagiousness has nothing to do with genetics or inheriting diseases from parents. For an overview of contagion, see Introduction to Contagion.


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