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What is the chance of catching herpes or any std if someone scratches back of your hand by his finger nail during playing basketball? i suspect that person might have touched his mouth during the game?

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HSV1 and HSV2 (the ones that cause oral and genital herpes) typically spread through contact with broken mucous membranes (such as lips/gums and genital area). If a contaminated fingernail scratched the back of your hand, it is very unlikely that it will spread there unless there was a large gash on your hand and there was a lot of virus on the dirty fingernail in question.

Answered 9/8/2022

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Practically none. Herpes is not spread that way.

Answered 9/21/2022

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