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Can hpv spread after touching genitals, washing hands with soap and alcohol? then touching a surface. can another person get it from same surface?

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No: HPV is passed surface to surface by direct contact. It does not spread by casual contact as would germs like staph or strep.

Answered 9/19/2019

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