[Question #7904] Herpes Transmission
50 months ago
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I was wondering if you can catch genital herpes from wearing someone else’s pyjama pants with out wearing underwear? I was spending the night at my sisters and forgot pyjamas, I borrowed hers. I do not wear underwear often so had none on. I’m pretty certain they were clean pyjamas and that my sister does not have herpes. But I am paranoid about this. If she did have herpes and the pyjama pants were not clean and I wore them without underwear on- could I contract genital herpes?
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Terri Warren, RN, Nurse Practitioner
50 months ago
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Not unless she has herpes, just removed the pajamas and put them on and she had been shedding very large amounts of virus into the pajamas. I think you don't need to worry about this. You are far more likely to be struck by lightning.
Terri
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