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Does herpes whitlow shed when there is no blisters? i'm scared to shake people hand because i might have it and don't want to spread it
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Herpes simplex: This virus will not infect other people by transmission through unbroken skin. If there is an ulcer on the finger then the virus can shed and be infective to others. The virus can be transmitted from an ulcer or infection on mucous membranes through apparently unbroken skin to the person being infected, but we do not know whether the skin did not have some micro breaks in the integument.
Answered 5/18/2021
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