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Can you get herpes from sweat
A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Martin Raffanswered
Infectious Disease 56 years experience
Herpes simplex: No, you will not get this from sweat.
4.8k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Hunter Handsfieldanswered
Infectious Disease 53 years experience
No, probably not: Herpes is not transmitted by sweat, as far as is known.
3.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kathleen Mullaneanswered
Internal Medicine 32 years experience
Spread of herpes HSV: Hsv does not 'burn through' condoms but it certainly can be passed from one person to another by contact with infected body fluids that may be on the ... Read More
5.1k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A member asked:
Dr. Hunter Handsfieldanswered
Infectious Disease 53 years experience
Miliaria?: No STD can cause symptoms in less than a day. If not much inflammation (redness, etc), your suspicion of miliaria (blocked sweat pores) sounds like a ... Read More
1.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mark Tayloranswered
Dermatology 47 years experience
Very Different: Genital herpes are grouped vesicles (small blisters) on an area of red skin that often recur ing the same spots. Sweat bumps do not have blisters an... Read More
4.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Hunter Handsfieldanswered
Infectious Disease 53 years experience
Probably not herpes: This doesn't sound like herpes. A recurrent herpes outbreak could occur in a skin crease, but it's not typical. And a first herpes outbreak would be a... Read More
2.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A female asked:
Dr. Robert Killiananswered
General Practice 28 years experience
Herpes : Herpes is not easy to catch. It has to be skin to skin or fluid to skin carrying the virus. It is not transmitted by towels, toilet seats etc.
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5.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Killiananswered
General Practice 28 years experience
Herpes: Genital herpes usually infects skin somewhere between the belly button and thighs. 98% of those who have hsv type 2 will have their infection somewhe... Read More
5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Otto Placikanswered
Plastic Surgery 34 years experience
Control not eliminat: It is generally possible to control herpes but not to eliminate it. It tends to remain dormant in nerves.
5.3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Dennis Higginbothamanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 30 years experience
Yes: You can contract herpes on any part of the body. All that is required is exposure to the virus.
4.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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