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A member asked:

How easily does the verruca/wart virus spread? can it transfer from fabric to fabric through a quick touch? e.g. your jeans touch your verruca, then when preparing your laundry the jeans touch your shirt then later your shirt touches your face?

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HPV is not spread through clothing. Usually is requires skin to skin contact. Visit this site for information on this topic: https://www.cdc.gov/std/hpv/stdfact-hpv.htm#:~:text=You%20can%20get%20HPV%20by,sex%20with%20only%20one%20person. Get HPV vaccine.

Answered 10/4/2021

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Highly unlikely with this scenario

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