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[quote=Anonymous]I was worried that I would spread it to my newborn niece, through casual contact - just holding her. This was a month after I was infected for the first time so I was paranoid and ignorant about the virus. So I called the herpes hotline number and asked them. The person was very nice, very non-judgmental and didn't laugh at me but I also think she was very worried about my ignorance. She assured me that I could not transmit it through casual contact. If you could EVERYONE would have it just from shaking hands! Call them yourself or talk to your doctor though if you want to hear from an actual doctor. http://www.herpes.org/telephone-hotline/ The other people are correct though - oral herpes (which can be type one or type 2) can be spread if you have an active cold sore around your mouth. And yes, I believe the statistic is indeed 1 in 4.[/quote]
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