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lurkette · 08-26-2005, 01:20 PM

Far as I know you can't catch oral herpes by walking barefoot in the shower.

I'd guess the more likely candidate is your girlfriend who happens to have cold sores, which can be transmitted when the person who has it is asymptomatic.

Here's some info about the different types of herpes:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/e...cle/001324.htm
http://www.mckinley.uiuc.edu/handout.../herpsimp.html

There are also non-herpetic mouth sores called apthous ulcers:
http://www.animated-teeth.com/canker...nker_sores.htm

However, best to be safe and assume it's probably herpes and probably contagious, so be careful about oral sex, sharing drinks, etc.

08-26-2005, 01:20 PM	#6 (permalink)
lurkette My future is coming on Moderator Emeritus Location: east of the sun and west of the moon	Far as I know you can't catch oral herpes by walking barefoot in the shower. I'd guess the more likely candidate is your girlfriend who happens to have cold sores, which can be transmitted when the person who has it is asymptomatic. Here's some info about the different types of herpes: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/e...cle/001324.htm http://www.mckinley.uiuc.edu/handout.../herpsimp.html There are also non-herpetic mouth sores called apthous ulcers: http://www.animated-teeth.com/canker...nker_sores.htm However, best to be safe and assume it's probably herpes and probably contagious, so be careful about oral sex, sharing drinks, etc. __________________ "If ten million people believe a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing." - Anatole France