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A 25-year-old female asked:
Can someone gets genital herpes w/o any sort of sexual activity? i know it can happen from birth, but how about toilets and towels?
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Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
Not from toilets.: "You will not get herpes from toilet seats, bedding, or swimming pools, or from touching objects around you such as silverware, soap, or towels." REF: https://www.cdc.gov/std/herpes/stdfact-herpes.htm It can be spread through saliva or skin contact with or without obvious lesions.
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