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A 24-year-old male asked:
i have genital warts on anus. if i use the same washing machine with my family, it will be a problem? i don't want to infect my family. thanks a lot.
2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Usha Mukhytar answered
Gynecology 26 years experience
No problem: donot worry
continue using same washing machine
320 viewsAnswered May 16, 2018
Dr. James Ferguson answered
Pediatrics 46 years experience
Not passed that way: Genital warts as well as other forms of HPV are passed by skin to skin contact, not similar to other germs that might pass from casual contact. There appears to be some abrasive contact needed to push the germ onto/into the skin as part of transfer.
319 viewsAnswered May 17, 2018
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