Is It Safe To Use The Same Washing Machine And

Posted on Tue, 2 Jul 2019

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Question : Is it safe to use the same washing machine and dryer as two people with herpes that is contagious through genital contact? I used oxi clean detergeant and put it on normal for wash and high heat for dryer.

Answered by Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
no risk

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

yes it is safe to continue what you do. Herpes can be transmitted by direct contact with the infected individual. Indirect contact is not supposed to result in transmission particularly after the cleaning procedure you've described. Be warned though that you may contract herpes even when your partner has no visible lesions!

I hope I've answered your question. Please let me know if you need further assistance.

Kind Regards,
Dr Panagiotis Zografakis
Internal Medicine Specialist

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar