这是来自美国cdc的网站上的内容
How do people get genital herpes?
Infections are transmitted through contact with lesions, mucosal surfaces, genital secretions, or oral secretions. HSV-1 and HSV-2 can also be shed from skin that looks normal. In persons with asymptomatic HSV-2 infections, genital HSV shedding occurs on 10% of days, and on most of those days the person has no signs or symptoms. [4] Generally, a person can only get HSV-2 infection during sexual contact with someone who has a genital HSV-2 infection. Transmission most commonly occurs from an infected partner who does not have a visible sore and may not know that he or she is infected.
这是来自ashas网站的内容
There are no documented cases of a person getting genital herpes from an inanimate object such as a toilet seat, bathtub, or towel. Herpes is a very fragile virus and does not live long on surfaces.
以及来自疱疹手册的内容
People don’t get genital herpes from an inanimate object such as a hot tub or swimming pool. Generally, the chemicals present in hot tubs and swimming pools easily kill the virus. We do recommend, however, that during an outbreak, one not share their towel with another person. Towels stay wet and warm for a while, and the virus could conceivably live for a very short time in that environment. Warm water and soap will easily kill the vulnerable virus on surfaces and clothing. Some studies have shown that the virus can live for a short time outside of the body, but there are no documented cases of someone contracting herpes from an inanimate object with the possible exception of sex toys.
看不懂的尽量查辞典，很好理解
