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If i washed my hands after using the restroom and then immediately changed my baby's diaper, is it possible to spread my genital herpes to my baby?
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No: it's just not possible. http://www.cdc.gov/std/herpes/STDFact-herpes.htm
Answered 8/10/2016
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