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Can you get hpv from sharing a towel?
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Less likely: HPV is typically transmitted with skin to skin contact
Answered 8/10/2016
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No: This is very unlikely. It is generally felt that the virus is not stable enough to survive with any veracity in such an environment.
Answered 4/2/2021
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