Reply To: Indirect contact

[Adg1577]

I wanted to be more clear about my question in #2:

Would herpes infect someone if a person rubbed chapstick into their cold sore with a finger, then wiped the finger onto a paper towel (assuming both chapstick and virus were deposited onto the paper towel), then I wiped the same paper towel onto my hands, and lastly rubbed and scratched my vagina directly with the same hand that touched the dirty paper towel?

Thank you again for your help!