1. I understand that even though she wasn’t experiencing an active outbreak that she could still have been shedding the virus. How concerned should I be that I caught herpetic whitlow in the finger in which I had recently removed splinter?
If you don’t develop blisters on that area of your finger in 2-10 days after contact with her, I think you can put the worry aside
2. Should I also be concerned that I have infected my genital area by immediately touching my penis?
we don’t believe that hands present any real risk of transmission between people.
3. If I did catch herpetic whitlow, does that mean that I am now positive for hsv2 and can spread?
If it is only your finger, it would not be transmitted through sex.
Terri