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Can't touch anything without washing my hands. Scared I'm gonna get genital herpes because mother has cold sore and touches objects and clothes. Help?
I have a cold sore. I have a tooth brush I was using to like scrub my lips with with my bar of soap and like scrubbing off the blood from my nails from picking at it. To then use my soap and wash cloth to bathe. Can I get genital herpes now?
Can you get herpes if someone touches there cold sore and then hands clean underwear and clothes to you? Is it safe to wear them?
Will dryer kill herpes virus? Example : i took clothes out the washing machine but touched cold sore before i did that & then put the clothes in dryer, would it kill the virus? Or should i wash them again i have hsv1 orally i dont want it genitally?
If my cold sore scab fell off in the bed some where , and I accidentally touch it and then my genitals while sleeping with no clothes can i infect myself down there ? How long is the scab contagious when falling off ?
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