genital herpes tends to stay on the genitals and not spread to other areas on your body. genital herpes is typically spread genitals-to-genitals from one person to another. it is always a good policy to wash your hands after "scratching your genitals" whether you have herpes or not. herpes is caused by a virus and those viruses can spread to others from freshly contaminated hands.
if i scratch my genital herpes area can i spread it to anybody if i dont wash my hands after scratching? . also can i spread it to other parts of my body? like hands legs elbows arms? . after scratching my genital area herpes?