tomop 123: It was the first time I ever got to hear of Herpes. I don't think it is prevalent in my country. If wikipedia has given some figures of the number of people carrying this virus, their basis of report may be from a particular part of the world.
Please go through the following link and you will see that the Herpes virus gets spread with the sharing of common utensils.
https://www.healthline.com/health/herpes-simplex#causes