Herpes
Herpes virus lifespan?
Serious answers please. How long can herpes live on surfaces and clothing?
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- The herpes virus can survive for a few hours outside the body. However, there is no proof it can be picked up from toilet seats, hot tubs, or other objects. http://www.acog.org/publications/patient_education/bp054.cfm
- A California pediatrician has shown that the genital herpes virus, the most common cause of serious venereal disease in this country, can live for up to 72 hours on inanimate objects, such as cotton fabric. ''Although the virus can live on objects, such as toilet seats, for several hours, we're mainly concerned about things like toweling, clothing and blankets that might be used by someone other than the infected person,'' Dr. Larson said. She added that in her studies at the University of California at Los Angeles, the virus was shown to live for 72 hours on cotton gauze.
- Yahoo Answers is not a good ideal to get medical information on anything. Yahoo Answers is just a place where people spend there time until supper is done. Not trying to be rude but you need to go and get medical advice from a professional and not from a stupid place like Yahoo Answers. JED
