There is only one way to get Herpes whish is skin to skin contact , there are 2 types of herpes ; type one whis is very common appears On the lips and we call it “ cold sores” the other one is type 2 appears on the genital area , you should know if some one has cold sores and give oral sex it will be transmitted from the mouth to the pussy and vise versa and condom does’t protect you from getting it as the area around the shaft of penis is not covered , once you get it you will be stuck with it the rest of your life.first attack, the person will have a flu like symptoms then painful rash in the form of blisters appear on and around the genitalia , takes few days of agony then subsides slowly , the subsequent attacks are less severe but annoying, it may take from 2 days up to 3 weeks for the symptoms to show after the contact .You should know that you can get it from BS and you may also get genital warts as well, warts may take few months to few years before they start to appear , harmless ugly skin lesions but treatable.