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Can you transfer herpes to a child by sharing a towel with the child?
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What kind?: Zoster is contagious and if you have lesions these are highly contagious, zoster is a chickenpox virus, so if the child has not had chicken pox or is under immunized. Yes possible.
Answered 11/28/2017
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