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A member asked:
Can herpetic whitlow happens when you touch something wet (unknown) with a tiny cut on index finger(under nailbed)like if i touched a wet shirt or a wet cup?
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What you described is unlikely to result in herpes infection. Have a healthy diet, exercise 30 minutes/day, drink plenty of water daily so your urine is mostly colorless, have safe sex, no tobacco alcohol weed or street drugs. For nutrition: http://www.choosemyplate.gov/. Get HPV and Covid vaccines. Wish you good health!
Answered 9/22/2021
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