What does it mean if I was exposed to herpes simplex virus?

What does it mean if I was exposed to herpes simplex virus?I just got checked for STDs and I was clean except for I was "exposed to herpes 1, simplex virus". I know that this simplex virus thingy is just cold sores. But what does it mean?

Lloyd
you were exposed to cold sores

idk maybe your mom or sister, or girlfriend or buddy shared a drink with you while they had a cold sore or something

Jenny
It just means that you came into contact with somebody that had the HSV-1 virus (it usually causes cold sores).

Marian
Symptoms of herpes simplex virus infection include watery blisters in the skin or mucous membranes of the mouth, lips or genitals.

LINDSEY S
Being exposed to it usually means that you have come into contact with some one that has it the virus. It can also mean that you have it. Cold sores can be passed on during child hood by being innocently kissed by some one that has cold sores.50-80 percent f the population has cold sores and HSV1 is not considered to be an std, because you can get them with out having sex.

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