Question 1

can you get herpes from a bed sheet?

Accepted Answer

: No.
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Question 2

can you get herpes from a bed sheet? for example if someone with herpes slept on your bed and then you slept on it the next day? also does washing the bed sheet in the washing machine kill the herpes virus?

Accepted Answer

: You will not get herpes from bed sheets. Washing will kill the virus.
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Question 3

could you pick up herpes from a tanning bed?

Accepted Answer

Unlikely: The virus that causes herpes is generally not known to live outside an animal host for a prolonged period of time, hence making transmission via an inanimate object highly improbable.

Question 4

zvan you get herpes form a tanning bed?

Accepted Answer

Don't do it!: First of all, as a dermatologist, i would like to discourage tanning bed use.  More than 170, 000 cases of non-melanoma skin cancer in the us each year are associated with indoor tanning.  One indoor uv tanning session increases users’ risk of developing squamous cell carcinoma by 67 percent and basal cell carcinoma by 29 percent. Herpes would be the least of your risks.

Question 5

can i contract herpes by hugging, cuddling ( with clothes on) or sharing a bed with someone?

Accepted Answer

No: There are 2 different strains of herpes described, skin to skin contact is needed for transmission to occur. Check cdc.gov in order to clarify.

Question 6

could i catch herpes through a bed bug if the bed bugs bit someone with herpes before biting you?

Accepted Answer

No: Although bed bug can carry pathogens they don't  transmit diseases to humans.

Question 7

please tell me, could you catch herpes through a bed bug if the bed bugs bit someone with herpes before biting you?

Accepted Answer

No: Not to worry. Bed bugs do not transmit herpes viruses to people. Take care.

Question 8

herpes paranoia : can you get herpes through urine? can you get herpes through bed sheets? can you get herpes from the floor? sorry i'm just paranoid

Accepted Answer

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 transmission through objects, but I have not read any personally. (One can never say never in medicine :) )

Question 9

can herpes be spread through urine? was sharing a bed on vacation with my toddler and i had an accident and peed in the bed. unsure if she came into contact with it or not. i am not aware that i even have herpes, but this did make me anxious?

Accepted Answer

: Herpes is not known to be transmitted by contact with urine, and the children of people with herpes never catch it in the house, regardless of shared kitchens, toilets, beds, etc. This is nothing to worry about. (No risk for any other infection either.)

Question 10

can you get herpes from a brazilian wax? can it survive on the mat/bed, or in the wax? paranoid.

Accepted Answer

Wax: I doubt that a virus could survive on hot Brazillian wax, but other infection can set in if poor techniques are used. If someone with a herpes outbreak sheds the virus on the table or mat it could be transmitted shortly thereafter.  It's important to be treated by skilled, hygienic and careful providers of this type of service.

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Can you get herpes from a bed sheet?

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Can you get herpes from a bed sheet? for example if someone with herpes slept on your bed and then you slept on it the next day? also does washing the bed sheet in the washing machine kill the herpes virus?

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Could you pick up herpes from a tanning bed?

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Zvan you get herpes form a tanning bed?

A member asked:

Can i contract herpes by hugging, cuddling ( with clothes on) or sharing a bed with someone?

A member asked:

Could i catch herpes through a bed bug if the bed bugs bit someone with herpes before biting you?

A member asked:

Please tell me, could you catch herpes through a bed bug if the bed bugs bit someone with herpes before biting you?

A member asked:

Herpes paranoia : can you get herpes through urine? can you get herpes through bed sheets? can you get herpes from the floor? sorry i'm just paranoid

A member asked:

Can herpes be spread through urine? was sharing a bed on vacation with my toddler and i had an accident and peed in the bed. unsure if she came into contact with it or not. i am not aware that i even have herpes, but this did make me anxious?

A member asked:

Can you get herpes from a brazilian wax? can it survive on the mat/bed, or in the wax? paranoid.

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