Herpes question
mandyv
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If someone has genital herpes but not oral, can the person with genital herpes pass it along as oral/mouth herpes?
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You can also get herpes in the eye!
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It could be transfered from genitals to hand to mouth accidentally. Is that what you mean?
Like, say you had sex with someone who had genital herpes? Could it show up as oral herpes? No, but I wouldn't rule out that it could possibly be transferred through objects, or hand transfer, or something like that during sex.
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True. And it can be transferred via hand contact. I got a herpetic infection of my eye after I lent my umbrella to a co-worker who had a cold sore. I have a permanent closure of the tear duct because of that infection, and my eye waters all the time. Annoying.
Not true. There are two strains - HSV-1, and HSV-2. The first is commonly known as cold sores. The second, genital herpes. If someone with a cold sore of HSV-1 performs (for example) oral sex on someone else, they can pass HSV-1 to the other person, but instead of being oral, it would be genital. They are still two different strains. The same could happen with passing HSV-2 from the genitals to the mouth.
Either can also be passed onto other places on the body as well, commonly in the eyes.
http://www.herpes.com/hsv1-2.html
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It's a common misconception that the two strains are one and the same. (From that site) Oral herpes, an infection caused by the herpes simplex virus, is estimated to be present in 50 to 80 percent of the American adult population. 20 percent, over 50 million people, are infected with genital herpes, also caused by the herpes simplex virus, and the majority of these cases may be unaware they even have it. Studies show that more than 500,000 Americans are diagnosed with genital herpes each year, and the largest increase is occurring in young teens.
Anyone that has EVER had a cold sore in their lives technically has herpes (HSV-1). Even if you have never had one, the infection can be dormant in your body for years, if not forever.
You're not the only one mandyv, I've admitted it to a few friends and the people on this board, as well as any partners I have (obviously). I wish more people were open about it, so that it wouldn't carry such a bad stigma.
In a way it's been kind of a blessing because the vast majority of people I've told, like 4 our of 5 or 5 out of 6 have stayed in a relationship with me and I've appreciated that more than anything. And I didn't pass it along.
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