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Indirect transmission HSV 2 on baby wipe?

Hi I’m wondering how long the HSV 2 virus can live outside the body on a wet baby wipe?
Freak accident of one person mistakenly grabbing a dirty baby wipe used by HSV2 infected person on genitals and then I infected person used it to clean their bottom, will this transmit the virus to the uninfected person??
Worried..
Thank you
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How long after are we talking here?

Immediate use, maybe. Much after, not likely. If the wipe was drying, or dried. no chance. Highly unlikely in either if the infected person didn't have an outbreak.

We don't have time frames because circumstances differ, and it's hard to measure this.

This isn't something I'd worry about.

(How does one mistakenly use a dirty baby wipe?)
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