So, in other words, you catch herpes from touching someone else who has the herpes virus. Herpes is a virus and it’s skin to skin transmission. So…today I want to talk about way’s herpes can be transmitted to protect you and you’re partners.īefore we go into the sexual ways herpes can be transmitted let's do a little breakdown on why and how herpes is transmitted.Īlso if you want to get the full deets on herpes you can click here. The other big thing we’re told is that if you use a condom then you’re fine but that’s another whole topic. And so with that said we go out into the world and become sexually active and think that the only way we can get “something” is by having sex.
We’re taught in sex ed “or maybe we’re taught” that having sex can lead to STI’s, in our case herpes and other things. We’ve all heard the saying people talk about sexual diseases and don’t catch one. Sexual Ways You Can Transmit Herpes Other Than Sex