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Can doing laundry together spread hpv genital warts?
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No: Hot water, detergent, bleaching agents and dryer heat will kill any HPV transferred onto clothing.
Answered 10/10/2017
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Laundry/ genital war: Very unlikely. if hot water and hot dryer likely kills the organism if cold water with detergent likely kills. Also need to touch mucus membranes, for transmission, but it can survive on skin . To be safer may consider wearing vinyl gloves when doing laundry. wash hands also consider the vaccine. http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hpv-infection/basics/risk-factors/con-2003034
Answered 10/29/2018
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