Sage-Tips

Can you get herpes from a pool or hot tub?

If you’re concerned about getting AIDS, herpes or some other type of infection while visiting your local public swimming pool, here’s some good news and some bad news. There is no evidence that you can get AIDS or herpes from the specially treated, chlorinated or brominated water in swimming pools.

Can you get herpes from swimming in a pool with someone who has herpes?

You can not catch genital herpes from: sharing food or drinks. kissing someone who has it. swimming in a swimming pool.

Can herpes virus live in water?

The HSV survived four hours in the tap water and 24 hours in distilled water. The survival of HSV appeared to be related to the free halogen content of water.

Can Herpes be transmitted in bath water?

Sharing a bath or shower together isn’t a way the herpes virus is passed on – the same is true for spa baths and swimming pools. Washing clothes in the same washing machine, even when a person has a herpes recurrence, will not pass on the virus.

What diseases can you get from a hot tub?

5 diseases you can get from a hot tub

• Hot tub lung. This infection is caused by a group of bacteria called Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC), which can survive in warm water.
• Hot tub rash. Hot tub rash is caused by the bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
• Legionella infection.
• Urinary tract infection (UTI)
• Allergic reaction.

At what point is herpes not contagious?

Cold sores, caused by a type of virus called herpes simplex type 1, are contagious until they completely go away, which usually takes about two weeks. Cold sores are the most contagious when fluid seeps out of the sores.

Can you get an STD from a bathtub?

Keep in mind that bathtubs DO NOT provide the ideal environment for parasitic STDs to reproduce and live. Since viral and bacterial STDs can’t survive long outside the environment of mucous membranes it’s virtually impossible to contact one of these STDs this way.

Can you spread chlamydia in a hot tub?

Chlamydia can be passed from a woman infected with chlamydia to her baby during delivery. Chlamydia cannot be spread by kissing, toilet seats, bed linens, doorknobs, swimming pools, hot tubs, bathtubs, silverware, or sharing clothes.