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Can herpes be spread by sharing clothing?
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Herpes simplex: Very very unlikely. It is conceivable that if you take off underpants that are in contact with open herpetic lesions and that the sharer puts them on immediately that that might happen. But it could probably be a case report in a good journal.
Answered 10/10/2017
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