Herpes whitlow from zipper?

[Silverado_55]

I have hsv2 for over 5 years now. The other day I used the bathroom and using the same hand I touched myself with pulled up my zipper, within seconds then used the underneath of my fingernail very firmly to secure the zipper without washing my hands. Now I'm saying to myself could I have given myself whitlow from my zipper to the underneath of my fingernail? Not on anything, nor having a outbreak . My hand is feeling numb and so is my wrist now. Could I have past herpes to the underneath of my fingernail possibly giving myself whitlow from my zipper? I've read the virus can live on surfaces and now I'm worried its under my fingernail and is now going to be whitlow?

[Silverado_55]

Ok thank you for your help

[Life360_Dave]

I would think not. Most herpes transmission via outside the norm would be a large amount of fluid on the finger and immediatly touching the eye or children sharing dribbling toys or being kissed by good old aunte while she was having a cold sore. but autoinoculation is not something common and contracting whitlow even less common and is considered rare in that you already have antibodies. Those with value antibodies 5 and up have a good restance for self inoculation.

[Silverado_55]

One more thing, do you think since I was pushing firmly to secure my zipper I didn't push/ grind the virus into under my fingernail?

[Silverado_55]

Thank you for your help, that is kinda what I was thinking and I'm think I'm just overreacting

[Life360_Dave]

No, herpes virus needs to be rubbed and grinded into the skin to force it into the nerve and that did not happen here also the skin on the hands is very thick and i would not even worry about this at all.

[Silverado_55]

Do you think the virus will transfer from my hand to zipper to then underneath my fingernail? Is it possible to get underneath the fingernail from a small metal zipper?