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A member asked:

If i have herpes and i touch it, can it spread to my fingers to any other part of my body?

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Dr. Vlada Groysman answered

Yes: You can definitely spread it.

Answered 3/7/2013

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At work i touched a pair of wet jeans (it was wet on the leg part of the jeans) i have a little cut under my finger and when i touched the jeans it burned my cut will i get herpetic whitlow or any other infection? Same goes for touching a wet cup?

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