Alcohol and herpes

[DeadGirlsDon'tSayNo]

So I've got a 2 liter bottle mixed with whiskey and coke. Someone who has herpes took a drink out of the bottle, not a lot, just like one swig. If I were to pour the contents of the bottle into a cup to drink, I'd be safe wouldn't I? My lips wouldn't touch the bottle and I'm assuming the alcohol would kill the stuff in the liquid.

[Tinted Glass]

Well, what kind of herpes do they have?

I'd just give up the bottle if I were you. Better safe than sorry.

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[P_R_Deltoid]

Skin to skin? No. Herpes is shed during an outbreak (sometimes before, or asymptomatically) Any backwash from saliva passing over a sore or vesicle (which can be INSIDE the mouth, not just on the lip.) will most likely contain HSV1. Now, I am not an expert on the anti-bacterial properties of Alcohol, but to be honest, I wouldn't trust it in the slightest.

Originally Posted by Tinted Glass

Well, what kind of herpes do they have?

What kind do you think, motherfucker?

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[P_R_Deltoid]

Originally Posted by 1337m4j33ky

http://www.herpes.com/Transmission.shtml

Herpes is contracted through direct contact with an active lesion or body fluid of an infected person


I am not saying the herpes virus can survive forever outside of a host, because it most certainly cannot. I am saying that I wouldn't risk getting a life long, incurable, and basically untreatable infection for some cheap liquor.

[DeadGirlsDon'tSayNo]

I guess I'll just cut my losses. I'd rather spend 10 bucks on a new bottle then get cold sores.

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[P_R_Deltoid]

Originally Posted by 1337m4j33ky

Like all viruses, herpes is not living, so it can stay dangerous until its capsid is damaged, thereby destroying it's RNA. I wouldn't drink it either, but that's because I don't like whisky and coke. I still contend it is safe to drink, but in the end, it's not my future on the line.

I never said it was alive. Your correction was unnecessary, unhelpful, and in some cases, wrong.

Bottomline: Herpes is spread through saliva, as well as direct contact. Herpes may or may not be inside the beverage, or on the bottle. The chances of transmission at this point are slim to nil, but most likely quite possible.