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Can you get herpes from urine
A 36-year-old female asked:

Dr. Martin Raffanswered
Infectious Disease 57 years experience
Very unlikely: Anything is possible, but herpes genetalis is a sexually transmitted disease and usually requires direct contact skin to skin. It can of course be tr... Read More
5.1k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A member asked:

Dr. Stephen Scholandanswered
Infectious Disease 24 years experience
Definitely not: Herpes is sexually transmitted - so you can't get it from a toilet seat. The virus will die after leaving the other person's body, so you are at zero ... Read More
1.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 66-year-old male asked:

Dr. Hunter Handsfieldanswered
Infectious Disease 54 years experience
Little or no risk: Urine inhibits many bacteria and viruses; and even if your partner had an active genital herpes outbreak, both dilution and the uribe's anti-viral pop... Read More
244 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 18-year-old female asked:

Dr. Kenneth Crabbanswered
Obstetrics & Gynecology 47 years experience
Probably not: Herpes is spread by direct contact with the lesion on an infected person. It is not passed through the urine. There may be recorded instances of tran... Read More
3.8k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 66-year-old male asked:

Dr. Vahe Yetimyananswered
General Practice 52 years experience
Unlikely: Some viruses, such as the ones that cause herpes and genital warts, can be transmitted through skin to skin contact. There is no transmission of STDs ... Read More
243 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 21-year-old male asked:

Dr. Scott Hackinganswered
Family Medicine 19 years experience
Herpes: That sounds very unlikely. Herpes can spread fairly easily through contact with body fluids. When in doubt, a blood test can confirm or exclude herpe... Read More
1.1k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 21-year-old female asked:

Dr. Hunter Handsfieldanswered
Infectious Disease 54 years experience
No risk, no worries: Herpes isn't transmitted so easily. Usually the virus has to be massaged into exposed tissues, which is why initial genital herpes usually involv... Read More
2.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 21-year-old male asked:

Dr. Hunter Handsfieldanswered
Infectious Disease 54 years experience
Probably not: Transfer of an HSV infection from the area first involved to another area is called auto-inoculation. It sometimes occurs during the first infection, ... Read More
1.1k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 36-year-old member asked:

Dr. Martin Raffanswered
Infectious Disease 57 years experience
Herpes simplex: Not aware of any urine test that would detect the presence of herpes simplex.
4.8k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 29-year-old female asked:

Dr. Richard Zimonanswered
Internal Medicine 60 years experience
No: Need a smear from lesions
Sometimes blood test helpful as well
3.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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