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What is the risk of getting Herpes from a single brief exposure ?

I went to a massage parlour. Got a blowjob with a condom. But the Condom didn’t cover my entire penis and she sucked the lower part that wasn’t protected for about 5 seconds. She also sucked on my scrotum for about 10 seconds . Generally would this be considered a low or high risk exposure for  Herpes ?
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It would be really low risk - really really low risk.

If she had a visible sore, I'd say it was higher, but you don't mention that. Getting herpes from a protected, one time encounter is unlikely. It's possible, but unlikely, especially if the parts that weren't on the protected area were brief.
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because I’m uneducated on Herpes , is unprotected oral sex considered low or high risk for acquiring genital Herpes ? I know it is a risk but is it common to get it from a blowjob without a condom?
Is it correct that in order from most risk it would be unprotected anal sex , then vaginal sex then oral sex ?
About 50% of all new genital herpes infections are ghsv1 from oral sex. Obviously, some of those are women, but some are men who've received oral sex without a condom.

Yes, for all STIs, that's the order of risk, generally speaking.

Have you ever tested to see if you have herpes? You may have it, especially hsv1, and not know it. Ask your doctor for a type specific IgG blood test. If you have it, you can't get it again.
I’ve had blood tests done before but never anything specific for Herpes . I’ve never had outbreaks on my lips or Genitals so I would assume I don’t have it. But years of kissing randoms maybe I could have it . I’ve only had oral sex unprotected twice in my life and the rest has been protected .
About half the adult population has oral hsv1, and about 90% of those will never get any symptoms. You're more likely to have it orally than genitally.
Does this mean because so many people have oral herpes , it would be easy to get Genital herpes from unprotected oral sex because almost everyone can spread it ?
Easy - maybe.

It's definitely possible. It's easier if someone has an outbreak - a visible sore. There are periods of asymptomatic viral shedding, where the virus is active on the skin but no symptoms are visible, where it's possible to transmit it.

No one knows how much virus is needed to transmit, but we do know it transmit when no sores are present.

Shedding rates: (and you can find all this in the herpes handbook - https://westoverheights.com/herpes/the-updated-herpes-handbook/)

HSV 2 genital 15-30% of days evaluated

HSV 1 genital 3-5% of days evaluated
  
HSV 1 oral 25% of days evaluated

HSV 2 oral 1% of days evaluated

Should I just accept that I may already have oral herpes and that I will most likely get genital herpes sooner to later if I keep going to brothels where they have sex with you with a condom but knowing a condom doesn’t protect the entire penis I may eventually get it
No, you shouldn't accept that. Yes, you may already have oral herpes - that's true. You have about a 50/50 chance of it.

If you have sex with anyone - brothel or not - you have a chance of getting herpes. The more sex you have, the higher the chance.
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