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Can Genital Herpes Be Transmitted Without Sexual Contact?
Posted on
Sat, 22 Nov 2014
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Ask A Doctor - 24x7 Medical Review Team
Sat, 22 Nov 2014
Answered on
Tue, 9 Dec 2014
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Question : Can you get genital herpes without sexual contact?
Brief Answer:
Can be by sexual or kiss or skin to skin contact.
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thank you for query.I am Dr Bharatesh D Basti answering your query.
Herpes in genital Area is usually caused by herpes simplex virus 2 and can be by hsv1 also.
These can be transmitted by sexual route or by skin to skin contact or by kiss also.
You can get back for any clarification.
Thank you
Dr Bharatesh D Basti
Dermatologist and venereologist
Can be by sexual or kiss or skin to skin contact.
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thank you for query.I am Dr Bharatesh D Basti answering your query.
Herpes in genital Area is usually caused by herpes simplex virus 2 and can be by hsv1 also.
These can be transmitted by sexual route or by skin to skin contact or by kiss also.
You can get back for any clarification.
Thank you
Dr Bharatesh D Basti
Dermatologist and venereologist
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
But not from contact with anything else? Must always be from person to person?
Brief Answer:
Fomite mode of transmission is very very rare.
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thank you for follow up query.
Herpes usually does not survive on exposure to air.
The other fomite modes of transmission of herpes is usually very very rare or is nil.
You need not worry about such modes of transmission.
You can get back for any clarification.
Thank you
Dr Bharatesh D Basti
Fomite mode of transmission is very very rare.
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thank you for follow up query.
Herpes usually does not survive on exposure to air.
The other fomite modes of transmission of herpes is usually very very rare or is nil.
You need not worry about such modes of transmission.
You can get back for any clarification.
Thank you
Dr Bharatesh D Basti
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
So even if my penis touched a toilet bowl by accident, and that very location is the site of the initial outbrake it just can't happen like that?
Thank you for you prompt response and help.
Thank you for you prompt response and help.
Brief Answer:
Not mode of transmission.
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thank you for follow up query.
Herpes is not transmitted by coming in contact with the pan or commode or bowl.So you can relax in this regard .
You can get back for any clarification.
Thank you
Dr Bharatesh D Basti
Not mode of transmission.
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thank you for follow up query.
Herpes is not transmitted by coming in contact with the pan or commode or bowl.So you can relax in this regard .
You can get back for any clarification.
Thank you
Dr Bharatesh D Basti
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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