who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/herpes-sim…HSV-1 is mainly transmitted by oral-to-oral contact to cause oral herpes (which can include symptoms known as “cold sores”), but can also cause genital herpes.
HSV-1 is mainly transmitted by oral-to-oral contact to cause oral herpes infection, via contact with the HSV-1 virus in sores, saliva, and surfaces in or around the mouth.
However, HSV-1 can also be transmitted to the genital area through oral-genital contact to cause genital herpes.
