A member asked:

I have ocd about getting infectious diseases viruses such as hpv or hiv.even if shaking hands makes me feel like i get genital hpv.i take cognitive behavior therapy and medications.is there anything more that improve my treatment and attitude? thanks

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Vaccinate. Vaccinate: Unless you see the person pull her hand out of her pants just before you shake hands, it's unlikely that either one of you are walking around with a glob of genital HPV on your hands. Thus, the key is to be able to live a normal life, by not "sweatin' the small stuff," as they say. People can get Gardasil-9 vaccine so that genital HPV "will not infect them"... that's the way to peace of mind.

Answered 11/20/2019

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