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How do you get herpes from a toliet seat please help me?
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You don't: Herpes is not caught by contact with the virus on toilet seats or anywhere else in the environment. You only get genital herpes by having sex with an infected partner. Don't worry about toilet seats.
Answered 10/1/2020
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