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HERPES IN HOT TUBS
Several health spas were recently closed down for a short time when some of their patrons complained about developing genital herpes after using their facilities. Public health workers investigated those spas but failed to demonstrate any herpes virus in the water of their hot tubs, on benches, or elsewhere, the Journal of the American Medical Association (250:3081) reports.
Nevertheless, the report continues, they were able to show that live herpes virus can survive on plastic and tiled surfaces that are kept warm and moist. Conceivably, then, scantily clad or nude patrons who have genital herpes could contaminate surfaces in a steam room, hot tub, or pool area, thereby infecting others who sit in the same place soon afterwards. Since the hot tubs and pools of spas are known to be responsible for the spread of other infections, such as conjunctivitis and boils, there is some reason to be concerned. Nevertheless, the Journal report concludes, it is unlikely that genital herpes spreads in the same way since the virus probably needs to be frictionally rubbed into the skin or onto a mucosal surface before it can take hold sufficiently to produce an infection, if that is any comfort.
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