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Visiting my parents, my mum picked up a heap of my underwear to wash. i have genital hpv , no warts currently. i told to leave my washing she doesnt know i have it. she picked up my underwear could she get it on her hands or face ?

Q: visiting my parents, my mum picked up a heap of my underwear to wash. i have genital hpv , no warts currently. i told to leave my washing she doesnt know i have it. she picked up my underwear could she get it on her hands or face ?

: No. The germ is not passed by casual contact like a common bacteria. It is passed by genital to genital contact. Genital wart strains do not produce warts on any other skin surface.

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Dr. James Ferguson answered

No. The germ is not passed by casual contact like a common bacteria. It is passed by genital to genital contact. Genital wart strains do not produce warts on any other skin surface.

Answered 6/27/2023

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Dr. Birendra Tandan answered

Herpes genitalis will not appear on hands and face

Answered 6/27/2023

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A member asked:

Visiting my parents, my mum picked up a heap of my underwear to wash. i have genital hpv , no warts currently. i told to leave my washing she doesnt know i have it. she picked up my underwear could she get it on her hands or face ?

2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

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Dr. Birendra Tandan answered

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