[Question #7904] Herpes Transmission

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50 months ago
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
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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