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Can Ocular Herpes Be Contracted Through Spit From Coughing?
My Roommate was sick for the past week with a severe sinus infection. I wasn't around when this happened but I'm back now after he has been on amoxicilin for 3 days. Anyway he was talking to me and coughed by mistake and I think i felt a droplet of spit or w/e land in my eye. I have two questions! One am i going to get sick now? and two if he was sick and had a herpes outbreak in his mouth(I cant see any on the outside) Could I get ocular herpes this way? I'm extremely , extremely scared right now.
Wed, 2 Sep 2015
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Don't worry much. Stay calm.
if he has herpes active lesion than you can get herpes by this way. you are going to get disease or not depends upon your immunity level. if you have good immunity to resist the disease than you will not get infection.
Hope this information helps you.
Best wishes.
Don't worry much. Stay calm.
if he has herpes active lesion than you can get herpes by this way. you are going to get disease or not depends upon your immunity level. if you have good immunity to resist the disease than you will not get infection.
Hope this information helps you.
Best wishes.
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