I do not think this is correct. I am no doctor, so I could be wrong but there are enough credible sources that seem to back up what follows: You cannot get HSV2 from someone that has HSV1 (and vice versa). However, you can get HSV1 below the waist from someone that has HSV1. While usually HSV1 infects the mouth region and HSV2 the genital region, they can be infect both areas. SOOOO...technically you could get HSV1 of the genitals via oral with someone that has HSV1 of the mouth. As well, you could get HSV2 of the mouth by performing oral on someone with HSV2 of the genitals. Originally Posted by NTXReggieI do not know the difference between hsv1 and hsv2 other than location one being the mouth and two being the genitals. But this where I got an explanation. http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs400/en/