Hello everyone,
perhaps I am overly concerned, but a few days ago I was accidentally scratched on my hand by a friend, resulting in a very small cut and light bleeding. She felt bad and took my hand to seemingly "kiss the pain away". A quick peck but with sufficient saliva to feel wet. My concern is with the fact that I am aware she has one of the two types of herpes as she's had a few cold sores outbreaks in the past on her lips. How likely is it that I was infected if she did not have any visible outbreak when she kissed my hand? I know of the possibility of asymptomatic infection, but is the herpes virus constantly present/active in the saliva at all times regardless of visible/asymptomatic activity? Thank you very much for your help. Any opinion would be greatly appreciated.