Question 1

i was making someone else's bed & i realised i have a small cut on my knuckle from hands being too dry. if they have hsv1 but no currently active coldsores can i get herpes on my hand from handling bedding? i have had hsv1 on my genitalia 8yrs?

Accepted Answer

:  In this scenario= nil

Question 2

can you get herpes from touching a handle in a port o potty and then touching your underwear?

Accepted Answer

HSV: Herpes viruses can be transmitted by direct inoculation particularly if there is a break in the skin of the recipient.   There may alternative points of view from other physicians

Question 3

can u get herpes from a toilet seat, touching a sink or other object that a infected person touched after touching their infection?

Accepted Answer

No you can not: No you can not get herpes from toilet or by using public bathroom.

Question 4

my daughter has herpes. she is currently sick.. i went to drink some water on the table & i immediately ran to the sink to spit it out bc it didnt taste like water or have the consistency. it was her spit! can i get herpes from ingesting her spit?

Accepted Answer

: How old is she? Oral or genital herpes? First infection with either one or recurrent outbreak? (First infection often includes multiple ulcers and severe pain of the affected area, severe sore throat if oral, and enlarged &amp; tender lymph node swellings nearby.) If she has oral herpes, especially first infection, there might be slight risk from oral exposure to her saliva. Otherwise probably no risk

Question 5

can you get herpes from touching a handle in a public bathroom and then that hand touches your genitals shortly after while wiping?

Accepted Answer

No worries: Brief, fleeting contact is never enough to transmit herpes. And there never would be enough virus on a handle or door knob anyway. Herpes is NEVER transmitted by contact with contaminated objects. Even in the households of infected people, sharing kitchens, bathrooms, drinking glasses, towels etc, nobody else ever gets it except by kissing or sexual exposure. So no worries at all!

Question 6

can you get genital herpes from touching a restroom handle on stall, then touching your genitals, if the person before you had infection on their hand?

Accepted Answer

Unlikely: Scenarios like these are unlikely to pass on the infection.

Question 7

how did i get herpes?

Accepted Answer

From someone else: You get herpes from someone else who has it.  Hsv-2 is usually transmitted sexually.  Hsv-1, the cause of cold sores, is often acquired earlier in life through close personal contact that isn't sexual.

Question 8

how does one get herpes?

Accepted Answer

Sexual contact.: Herpes infections are actually very common. By the time you are sexually active, there is about a 40% chance that you have been exposed to herpes type 1 or 2. Most people you have herpes will not know it, yet they can transmit it to others. Some people actually get an outbreak and rarely some individuals get frequent outbreaks. Limit your sexual partners to as few as possible.

Question 9

can you get herpes from a towel?

Accepted Answer

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.

Hope that helps you not be worried.

Question 10

can you get herpes on your butt?

Accepted Answer

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 somewhere in this region. Herpes is usually transmitted skin to skin. So, yes, the butt, while rare is in the realm of possibilities.

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I was making someone else's bed & i realised i have a small cut on my knuckle from hands being too dry. if they have hsv1 but no currently active coldsores can i get herpes on my hand from handling bedding? i have had hsv1 on my genitalia 8yrs?

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Can you get herpes from touching a handle in a port o potty and then touching your underwear?

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Can u get herpes from a toilet seat, touching a sink or other object that a infected person touched after touching their infection?

A member asked:

My daughter has herpes. she is currently sick.. i went to drink some water on the table & i immediately ran to the sink to spit it out bc it didnt taste like water or have the consistency. it was her spit! can i get herpes from ingesting her spit?

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Can you get herpes from touching a handle in a public bathroom and then that hand touches your genitals shortly after while wiping?

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Can you get genital herpes from touching a restroom handle on stall, then touching your genitals, if the person before you had infection on their hand?

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How did i get herpes?

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How does one get herpes?

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Can you get herpes on your butt?

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