[Question #4469] Oral herpes from water bottle
28 months ago
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Good morning,
I would like to know if it is possible that I contract oral herpes from drinking from the same water bottle that someone who has oral herpes drank from a minute before? I have read from doctor Terri Warren that herpes transmission could happen from sharing a lipstick because it is moist, wouldn't that apply also to a water bottle since the top of the bottle is moist with water and closed with a cap? Thank you in advance for your answer.
Best,
AA
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Terri Warren, RN, Nurse Practitioner
28 months ago
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No. And the risk from sharing lipstick is tiny tiny tiny. The thing about lipstick is that it, by it's nature, stays moist and when capped, a little warm. And if it lived on lipstick, it would be for only a very short amount of time. I don't think a water bottle provides the same environment for the virus.
Terri
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28 months ago
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Hi Terri,
Could you tell me please why you don't think the environment is the same as the one in a lipstick? If someone drinks from a water bottle and then caps it, the top of the bottle remains moist with water, doesn't it? I apologize for insisting but I would love to have a peace of mind regarding this because as of now I am worrying about it. I thank you for your comprehension.
Best,
AA
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Terri Warren, RN, Nurse Practitioner
28 months ago
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The water bottle is cold and hard plastic or metal - not the same.
Terri
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28 months ago
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Thank you Terri. One last question please, would the transmission still be unlikely if I drank from the same water bottle immediately after it was used by someone infected, or is it only if a minute or so passes?
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Terri Warren, RN, Nurse Practitioner
28 months ago
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I would say it doesn't really matter.
Terri
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