Can you get genital herpes from sitting on the toilet after a male uses the bathroom?

A friend of mine (male) use the bathroom and had to sit on the toile and he has genital herpes. I forgot to clean the seat after him and I had to sit on the toilet to use the bathroom. Can you catch genital herpes from sitting on the toilet?

No.

To get genital herpes you need direct skin to skin contact or you need to have sex with the person.

So if he were to use to toilet, and then you used it after him, you would not get the virus. It is not direct skin to skin contact.

I was worried about spreading the virus to my younger brothers when I first got it. I shared a bathroom with them for five years! Neither of them got the virus from me and we didn't take special precautions like wiping down the seat after I used the toilet every time. You need direct skin to skin contact to contract the virus! Source(s): Personal experience. I have genital herpes.

Man or woman.
no
Call a doctor and ask
Why risk it? Take a dump at home, or squat above it. You can always Purell the seat. I always have that with.
Only if you had sex on the toilet seat with him