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I'm worried I passed on my little friend to my mother while we shared a hotel room.

I had the worst outbreak I've had in years on my tailbone. It was so painful I had to pop it in the middle of the night during one of the three nights we shared the hotel room. Lots of fluid drainage and even a little blood. I was as careful as I could be - washed my hands, made sure my towels were out of the way and not used by anyone but me, etc. but I'm still concerned.

I know all the websites say "transmission from a toilet seat is highly unlikely" but I find that pretty hard to believe. I get that medical professionals might say that so there isn't mass hysteria and paranoia from the public, but in reality that seems counter-intuitive. 

I've read the all the crap online - mostly written by folks who are NOT HSV+ and have no idea what they're talking about regardless of their educational background - so I'm mostly interested in personal experiences from folks on here - - has anyone ever been in a similar situation?

 

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It doesnt last long enough off the body to contract in any way you describe.  As has been said before if you could get from a toulet seat the entire population would have hsv.  No need for worrying

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Toilet Seats: I think there is a general fear of public toilets and conga lines for public bathrooms are as rare as are people with herpes on their butt-cheeks so herpes transmission from toilet seats is astronomically rare. Herpes transmission is not about toilet seats it's about a set of environmental conditions that favor infection. How many hsv dna copies were on the toilet seat? How many seconds elapsed between people sitting on the toilet seat? Does an entry point exist? What is the temperature and humidity? 

The hotel room/ bathroom that you shared with your mother is a micro environment that would increase the odds. Good hygiene on your part would prevent transmission 100%.

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