You can pass oral herpes (not considered and std since you do not have to have sex to get it) to the genital area.

you have to have sex to get a sexually transmitted disease

but syphillis and herpes, hep b can be passed to a chil;d from the mother during birth

and of course herpes can be passed orally too

or they can be passed from mother to child during childbirth or breastfeeding. hiv can obviously be transferred through needles, not sure about other stis though.

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I was wondering the same thing... because i've never even kissed anyone before and I got a cold sore on my lip the other day... it wasn't big or gaping or anything like that. It really just looked like a pimple on my lip. I also got a pimple like bump like this on the middle of my thigh. Could this be genital herpes even though I'm still a virgin in every sense of the word?? Ahh... I'm freakin out haha.

If you've never been in contact with someone with herpes then probably you don't have herpes.

A cold sore is in the herpes family of viruses but it varicella zoster. It is the same virus that causes chicken pox and shingles. If you had chicken pox you may develop a cold sore. The virus will lay dormant in the body until there is a stressor and then it will be activated and a cold sore can result. The virus can be transferred to other parts of the body, ie the genital area, if precautions are not taken to prevent it. Don't touch the cold sore and then use the bathroom and touch the genital area. You could spread the virus. Hand washing is your best defense in keeping the virus contained.

Some people just get canker sores too, and often mistake them for cold sores. Canker sores have nothing to do with herpes and aren't communicable, and are often caused by environmental factors, food, stress, etc (not a virus). They occur in and around the mouth, are usually painful, but don't occur on the surface of the lips.

What about public toilet seats? Can you get an STD from a particularly unclean toilet? I have had a pimple or something of the kind (perhaps a sore?) on my thigh and/or genital area and I have not been sexually active in any way.