Answer: HIGHLY unlikely. Studies show that the sexually transmitted disease known as herpes requires skin to skin contact in order to be contagious. This question is very similar to whether it is possible to get herpes from sitting on a dirty/wet toilet. The answer to this question is also HIGHLY unlikely. The only reason it isn’t a definite NO is due to reports of individuals who acquired herpes but will not admit to recent sexual contact. However, scientific studies have not been able to reproduce herpes transmission through this method in a laboratory.