Can you get herpes from a bathtub?

"You cannot catch genital herpes by sharing cups, towels or bath water, or from toilet seats. Even during an outbreak, it is only skin to skin contact with the parts of your partner's body which have the sores which you need to avoid." Hope this helps some. Thank you for your question. read more

Dr. Khanna responded: No you can not. No you can not get _clicked">herpes</a> from toilet or by using public bathroom. read more

I suppose if you somehow manage to get the liquid from inside a herpes sore and then put that on someone else's cut or mucous membrane, then yes, that would pass herpes to them since the virus is still protected from air. read more

It is extremely unlikely that you will get herpes or AIDS from a hot tub or whirlpool, but you can get herpes from sitting on the side of a pool or folliculitis, a bacterial infection of your skin from a hottub. read more