I suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder. Needless to say, I live
alone and haven't had a relationship for years. I thought I was doing
better, until one of my coworkers developed a cold sore. This prompted
me to research the matter of herpes HSV-1 transmission. After reading
about the rate of infection in the general population and the
possibility of asymptomatic transmission, I wonder if I'm not gonna
turn suicidal. From a simple fantasy, simply kissing someone has now
become a strict impossibility for me. Assuming I can live with that,
I'd like to know the infection probability from:

1. Sharing inanimate objects with an HSV-1 positive person: for
example, sharing pens, paper, computer mouse, packaged food, door
knobs, etc.

2. Shaking hands with an asymptomatic carrier

Thanks.

Please see the webpage for more details on Herpes genital (Genital Herpes Simplex)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000857.htm

mgnairtvm-ga : I'm talking about HSV-1. Your reference is about HSV-2.