The specific routes: Skin-to-skin contact during a visible outbreak (highest transmission risk per contact event) Skin-to-skin contact during asymptomatic viral shedding (lower per-contact risk but high cumulative risk over time) Saliva contact for HSV-1: kissing, shared lip balm, shared utensils, shared cigarettes, shared mouthpieces Vaginal, anal, and oral sexual contact for HSV-2 (and for HSV-1 reaching the genitals) Mother to baby during vaginal birth, particularly if the mother has a primary infection during the third trimester Things that do not transmit herpes, despite frequent worry: Toilet seats
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Furthermore, the mechanism by which theobromine attenuates cough is unclear, thus further pre-clinical trials are also required