 [ Symptoms ] why does my friend have numbness after hemilaminectomy surgery [ Disease ] you see i answered your question so quickly i even confused myself if you kiss someone with genital herpes hsv 2 you cannot get herpes oral or genital from them hsv 2 can only spread through direct contact meaning you would need skin to skin contact with your infected friend is genital area to get herpes and in that case the type of herpes you would get would be hsv 2 hope that helps to answer your question directly if you kiss someone with active oral herpes you cannot get genital herpes from that contact but that is not the end of the story the old way of thinking was that herpes simplex 1 oral herpes or cold sores could not turn into herpes simplex 2 genital herpes however research has shown that is not exactly the case however if you kiss someone with a cold sore then you can only get a cold sore theoretically speaking now if someone with a cold sore on her lip kisses your genitals then it is another story in that scenario you could possibly wind up with genital herpes i should mention too that the person you are kissing or who is kissing you does not have to have a visible active lesion to transmit the disease in fact it is possible to be infected with hsv 1 and not even know it and that is why it is all so confusing wishing you well hi i believe i have herpes i had an outbreak horrible could not wear underwear and had to wear a dress just to walk this is absolutely horrible and am surprised that no one has found a cure why not also i keep getting sores all over my abdomen 1 sore and scarred my lips swelled and another sore could this be something else i have never recovered from my first outbreak and am irritated all the time i also have a dry rash on my back and front area that has not gone away is all of this connected please help i have not dated and gained weight so no one would be attracted to me or want to ask me out this is a very sad disease please respond