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A member asked:
Can i get hpv from a friend by wearing there used shorts, since they did not have underwear. i'm worry that i can get it since i didn't wear underwear?
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No risk, no worry: HPV is not transmitted by indirect contact, e.g. by clothing, contaminated toilets or towels, etc. Only by direct contact, i.e. sexually. Don't worry at all about this.
Answered 9/7/2016
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