Question: I was recently told I have hsv 1. so now I'm very paranoid with anyone I come in skin contact with. I work in childcare centre. I know a child's mother has some kind of hsv on her lip. and working with children it's hard not to have skin contact because they need help with washing hands. today when I was helping rolling the child's sleeves to wash hands I saw a red mark on inside of his wrist.

because the child's mom has cold sore automatically think to myself it's possible it's hsv. so I accidentally touched it with my finger I think. and I have a a small cut on my knuckles. ivut I quickly washed my hands after. would I be inffected wheremy knuckle is since it had a cut. the cut on knuckle didn't come in dire t contact with the red mark I saw. it was just my fingers that touched it..

well not right away but at least 15 mins when I got a chance to wash hands as soon I could. is that still possible for the child transmit hsv to where I had a small cut on my knuckle ?