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Survival outside the host.
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/herpes-simplex-virus.html
"SURVIVAL OUTSIDE HOST: HSV virus survives for short periods of time outside the host.... It can survive on dry inanimate surfaces (survival ranges from few hours to 8 weeks). They survive longer at lower humidity..."
I'm so confused. So much conflicting information. Is there any research that DOESN'T support this that someone could share with me?
Thanks!
"SURVIVAL OUTSIDE HOST: HSV virus survives for short periods of time outside the host.... It can survive on dry inanimate surfaces (survival ranges from few hours to 8 weeks). They survive longer at lower humidity..."
I'm so confused. So much conflicting information. Is there any research that DOESN'T support this that someone could share with me?
Thanks!
Hsv weakens quickly when exposed. That's the olny thing that really matters. This is why contracting hsv causally from inanimate objects just doesn't happen. Sharing drink or toliet seats are not an issue.
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Herpes spreads by oral, vaginal and anal sex.
Herpes sores blister, then burst, scab and heal.
STIs are the most common cause of genital sores.
Millions of people are diagnosed with STDs in the U.S. each year.
STDs can't be transmitted by casual contact, like hugging or touching.
Syphilis is an STD that is transmitted by oral, genital and anal sex.
