Herpes Question & Answer

Q:If a person has both types of herpes and you drink after them..can you get type 2?
A:NO!
Herpes is a localised infection. It is a skin infection, is not carried in the blood, and is only infectious from the site you were originally infected in.
So if you have oral herpes type 1, only your mouth would ever be infectious. Theorectically, if you shared a drink with someone, you can give them oral herpes type 1. If you perform oral sex on someone, even without a cold sore, you can give your partner genital herpes type 1 (I caught genital herpes this way from a partner with oral type 1).
If your friend has genital herpes type 2, then ONLY their genitals will ever be infectious with hsv-2. Not their mouth, ever (although their mouth will occasionally be infectious with type 1 if they have this orally).
The only way you can get genital hsv-2 from them is if you rub genitals with them. Literally.

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Q:Can genital herpes transfer to the mouth without an outbreak?
A:Yes. Some outbreaks are not visible to the eye. Yes you can give it to each other. It’s possible but it’s less likely to be transferred to the mouth with out having a break out. Genital herpes isn’t commonly transferred to the mouth. Also if you both all ready have it you won’t be likely to get it any where else.

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Q:Symptoms of genital herpes & length of time it takes to show? Boyfriend thinks I’ve cheated & I haven’t?
A:No one will know who gave it to who.
If your boyfriend has had previous sexual partners, then he could of gotten it from them.
Remember, Herpes can be spread with or without a condom.
Get checked, incase you may or may not have it.
Plus it usually takes a man longer to show symptoms rather than a woman. And that 20 days thing is sort of rare. Your boyfriend is just creating lies to make himself feel better.
I am sorry that you have been infected with this disease, hopefully you learn how to live with it.
P.S- Symptoms for herpes are open sores on the genitals that are very painful!herpes doesn’t always show up on the 20th day, symptoms can appear 2 days after catching the virus or it can lay dominant for months until it finally appears.

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Q:Can a man with genital herpes spread it if he has not had any symptoms in 7 years? Man is 67 years old.?
A:YES. You are just in remission. there is no cure for herpes Definitely yes, herpes one of those fun viral diseases that never go away. A dormant virus is less likely to infect someone, but it is definitely a possibility.Absolutely. Herpes is a viral infection. It can remain dormant in your system for all of your life. Unfortunately, the virus itself never actually leaves your system and you will always run the risk of infecting your partner.yes you can spread herpes at any time.

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Q:Can genital herpes be spread to somebody with cold sores?
A:YES. You can get genital herpes from cold sores. It happened to a friend of mine who is in a monogamous married relationship. She got it from her husband who had a cold sore on his lip. The doctor told her that once it spreads from the lip to the genitals it becomes genital herpes. I don’t think you can get it unless there is a cold sore or canker sore at the time of oral sex.If you have genital herpes, you can spread it to your girlfriend through any kind of sex. If she has a cold sore, she can give you that. So you can swap strains and live happily ever after.

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Q:Can genital herpes cause infertility in men and women?
A:Nope. In my opinion its probably the mildest STD.
Yes, it’s incurable, but it doesn’t cause any major damage. Bacterial STD’s like chlamydia, gonorrhea, trichomonas can cause infertility if left untreated. Some of them if they get even more advanced can cause blindness and even brain damage.
Genital herpes doesn’t damage the womb or uterus and doesn’t cause cervical cancer.no herpesdoes not cause infertility. however chlamydia if untreated in women can lead to pid – pelvic inflammatory disease which can cause problems with the fallopian tubes which can lead to infertitlity in women.Nope herpes does not affect your fertility. You can still have healthy children even if you have herpes, it’s also not passed genetically.no

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Q:How long after contact with a person with herpes simplex will it take, before I get symptoms?
A:It usually takes between two and seven days after contact for the first symptoms to appear, with 4 to 5 days being the most common incubation period. Some people never catch it. Others catch it but show no symptoms.
Occasionally it appears for the first time years after you could have caught it. This means that it can turn up unexpectedly in a long-term faithful relationship. Because of this, it is important to realise that herpes simplex appearing is not proof of infidelity.