iam 26.i experienced that my penis has got a white part on the rear shaft of it. iam black and concerned about these since i had it for 15 years.my sexual organ works well but is there any thing wrong with me?there is no itching or pain or any discharge.
My answer is that transmission through finger contact is theoretically possible, but very unlikely. I also have seen different and confusing data on how long the herpes virus lasts off the body. Once in a while an article comes out saying that it can be found still alive on towels and so forth, which could theoretically result in spread. But whether this ever happens in real life, who knows? After all, if someone has genital sex, and one of the partners had herpes before (and may not even know it), low-level viral shedding can take place and spread the infection. So if someone comes down with herpes, they can in most cases never really know where it came from and how long ago.
The bottom line is that the kind of contact you had is almost certain to have not spread the virus. So I wouldn't worry. And if you get a suspicious outbreak on the penis, check it out, just as you would do anyway.
Take care.
Dr. Rockoff