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Can I pass herpes to 5 year old son in the shower?
I have had hsv2 for 13 years. I recently showered with my 5 year old son. I was with the soap bar and my hands, rinsed, then washed him with the same soap bar and my hands. He developed a single red bump on his testicles 5 days later. He said it itched. He broke the skin from itching and it scabed. It healed it 5-6 days. Could I have passed his herpes in this way? I am freaking out. Help.
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No, soap would prevent that from happening, and herpes requires direct skin to skin contact (mouth to genital, genital to genital, genital to anal) to transmit. It wouldn't transmit in the manner in which you describe.
Using soap is used to prevent transmission of lots of things, as you probably have heard over and over now.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/22/well/can-a-bar-of-soap-transmit-infection.html
I don't know what was on your son's skin, but unless you or someone else is having sexual contact with him, it's not herpes.
Using soap is used to prevent transmission of lots of things, as you probably have heard over and over now.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/22/well/can-a-bar-of-soap-transmit-infection.html
I don't know what was on your son's skin, but unless you or someone else is having sexual contact with him, it's not herpes.
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So my hand to my genital with soap. Then rinse. Then my same hand and same soap bar to his genital could not transmit it?
Nope. It requires direct skin to skin contact, like oral sex, or genital grinding or penetration.
The virus won't survive the soap and hands and water and time and whatnot, and that's not direct skin to skin contact. For him to get it from you, it would require illegal and inappropriate contact.
Did you take your son to the doctor? If it happens again, you should.
The virus won't survive the soap and hands and water and time and whatnot, and that's not direct skin to skin contact. For him to get it from you, it would require illegal and inappropriate contact.
Did you take your son to the doctor? If it happens again, you should.
Have not. Hopefully it doesn’t happen again. Plan to if it does. Absolutely zero inappropriate contact. That’s why I am so puzzled/worried.
Then unless someone else has had inappropriate contact with him, there's no way this could be herpes.
A single red bump can be so many things. In a 5 year old, herpes wouldn't be near the top of the list, or probably on the top of the list, unless sexual abuse was suspected.
It could have been from him scratching it, a bug bite if he plays outdoors, an allergic reaction to something, irritation from something... you get the idea.
You can rest assured you didn't give him herpes, though. You are not a walking, talking biohazard.
A single red bump can be so many things. In a 5 year old, herpes wouldn't be near the top of the list, or probably on the top of the list, unless sexual abuse was suspected.
It could have been from him scratching it, a bug bite if he plays outdoors, an allergic reaction to something, irritation from something... you get the idea.
You can rest assured you didn't give him herpes, though. You are not a walking, talking biohazard.
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