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HSV-Type 2
I read the thread on Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Among Children.
If I was rude, I would say that the answer given by EWH is poppycock! I am an adult who is infected with HSV-2. I passed the virus to my 10 year old daughter. To answer the obvious, NO SEXUAL ACTIVITY was enaged in. I NEVER even so much as kiss her on the lips and I always wash my hands regulary and even excessively.
How did she get this HSV-2 infection from me??!! INFECTED PARENTS, please be very cautuios. And yes, it seems you do have to worry!
This discussion is related to HSV-2 in non-sexual ways, prevalence in children.
If I was rude, I would say that the answer given by EWH is poppycock! I am an adult who is infected with HSV-2. I passed the virus to my 10 year old daughter. To answer the obvious, NO SEXUAL ACTIVITY was enaged in. I NEVER even so much as kiss her on the lips and I always wash my hands regulary and even excessively.
How did she get this HSV-2 infection from me??!! INFECTED PARENTS, please be very cautuios. And yes, it seems you do have to worry!
This discussion is related to HSV-2 in non-sexual ways, prevalence in children.
once you've seen herpes present on a child's skin, it's pretty easy to recognize it from there on out. If your gp didn't think this was herpes going on, odds are it wasn't.
fungal infections in children are pretty normal. it's ok to use the cream you were given. if her skin is too sensitive for the topical steroid/antifungal combination cream, take her to see a dermatologist, preferably a pediatric dermatologist specifically.
grace
fungal infections in children are pretty normal. it's ok to use the cream you were given. if her skin is too sensitive for the topical steroid/antifungal combination cream, take her to see a dermatologist, preferably a pediatric dermatologist specifically.
grace
been to the local GP, the doctor didn't even want to entertain the thought that it might be herpes, and didn't think it was neccessary to do a swab. He thought it was thrush and gave me some canesten with cortisone in it??? Is that ok for a four year old?
Sorry if I was being rude...
Sorry if I was being rude...
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Just because you've never seen it, it doesn't mean that it doesn't happen. HSV 1 can spread to different parts of the body, so I can't see why HSV 2 can't. And it has happened. They are not suffering either, they are happy and healthy otherwise and I feel that it would be worse if they would be taken away and put in foster care (worst case scenario) if the doctors wouldn't believe us, than possibly having a quite minor skin condition which herpes really is. I've spoken to someone about it, and this is what she said. Makes me feel a bit better. If they were to be suffering I would take them, but they are not. And also, my daughter was sore because the cream I put on stupidly contained almond oil. She is anaphylactic and almonds is one of the things she can't tolerate. She isn't complaining now if I put cream on. It looks like red areas, but there are no scabs or open sores. There was only ever one tiny blister and some "dry red patches" of skin that were itchy. But it is eating me up as what my son had looked like tiny tiny blisters.
Just because you've never seen it, it doesn't mean that it doesn't happen. HSV 1 can spread to different parts of the body, so I can't see why HSV 2 can't. And it has happened. They are not suffering either, they are happy and healthy otherwise and I feel that it would be worse if they would be taken away and put in foster care (worst case scenario) if the doctors wouldn't believe us, than possibly having a quite minor skin condition which herpes really is. I've spoken to someone about it, and this is what she said. Makes me feel a bit better. If they were to be suffering I would take them, but they are not. And also, my daughter was sore because the cream I put on stupidly contained almond oil. She is anaphylactic and almonds is one of the things she can't tolerate. She isn't complaining now if I put cream on. It looks like red areas, but there are no scabs or open sores. There was only ever one tiny blister and some "dry red patches" of skin that were itchy. But it is eating me up as what my son had looked like tiny tiny blisters.
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assume nothing. In 25 years of being a pediatric nurse in a major teaching hospital, I've never seen a case of hsv2 like you've described in a child. it just doesn't happen. we get hsv1 infections like that but never hsv2 ( other than when hsv2 is contracted during birth and those infections are quite evident within a few days of being born ). we don't have the type of contact needed with our children to transmit out hsv2 to them in that manner let alone with all the symptoms you've described. You have herpes on your mind and meanwhile because of your fear that you transmitted hsv2 to your children, they are suffering needlessly because they aren't getting an accurate diagnosis and treatment for what is going on. I know that probably sounds a bit harsh but it's the truth. You need to make appointments for them , follow up on this and get proper answers for once and for all for both them and yourself.
grace
assume nothing. In 25 years of being a pediatric nurse in a major teaching hospital, I've never seen a case of hsv2 like you've described in a child. it just doesn't happen. we get hsv1 infections like that but never hsv2 ( other than when hsv2 is contracted during birth and those infections are quite evident within a few days of being born ). we don't have the type of contact needed with our children to transmit out hsv2 to them in that manner let alone with all the symptoms you've described. You have herpes on your mind and meanwhile because of your fear that you transmitted hsv2 to your children, they are suffering needlessly because they aren't getting an accurate diagnosis and treatment for what is going on. I know that probably sounds a bit harsh but it's the truth. You need to make appointments for them , follow up on this and get proper answers for once and for all for both them and yourself.
grace
I would like to edit my post, how do I do that? I was meant to write that I can't talk to anyone, not even my doctor. I wouldn't talk to my daughter abouit it as she is only four years old......
I know it is herpes. I can't have them tested because who would believe us if we say we haven't touched them inapropriately?? Everywhere you read, it says it can't be transmitted in onther ways than sexual or that it is EXTREMELY rare that this occurs. But guess what, it happens. Twenty years ago people were told that you could only contract HSV 2 when you had present visible sores. 20 years later we all know about viral shedding (I din't until about a year ago.). So I guess there is ways in how this virus works, that we don't know abut.
I know it is herpes. I can't have them tested because who would believe us if we say we haven't touched them inapropriately?? Everywhere you read, it says it can't be transmitted in onther ways than sexual or that it is EXTREMELY rare that this occurs. But guess what, it happens. Twenty years ago people were told that you could only contract HSV 2 when you had present visible sores. 20 years later we all know about viral shedding (I din't until about a year ago.). So I guess there is ways in how this virus works, that we don't know abut.
it's incredibly unlikely that this is hsv2 in either of your children. You need to follow up on this with their doctor with proper testing. On children of their age the only accurate way to diagnose hsv2 is through lesion cultures of active symptoms. Get proper answers so you can stop wrongly assuming this is hsv2 and blaming yourself for doing something wrong when you didn't.
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grace
I should add that I have had HSV 2 for 15 years. I had one outbreak on my face and one on my foot years ago. Asymptomatic otherwise. I've also had a few small lesions inside my mouth but tiny and goes away in a few days. My husband has the genital HSV 2 since about 8 years, I passed it on to him (he knew about my status, although we didn't know a lot about about it then).
I am a mother of two beautiful children. My daughter is nearly four and my son just turned two. My daughter developed tiny oral lesions when she was only a few months old. I thought it was due to allergies or something as me and my husband are HSV 2 positive and HSV 1 negative as confirmed by blood tests. She then developed a few spots on her bottom, doctor said it looked nothing like herpes. She has had those ever since, to and from (not very often). When she turned three her oral lesions got bigger with a really nasty cold and unfortunately her then 1.5 year old brother caught it (he only got a tiny crack at the corner of the mouth that turned into a tiny blister). At the same time my daughter developed small red blisters on her wrist and arm, I assume from rubbing her arm and wrist under her nose and mouth (itchy nose during her cold). My son then developed two blisters on his arm and two at the top of hisd bottom (just below waist height). A few months later he got a nasty cold and developed small sore blisters around his anus and scrotum. He has now in the past 6 months had the same blisters three times. A week ago, my daughter developed the same rash and blister on her bottom and around her vagina. I don't know what to do. Everyone told me that I couldn't transmit the virus through normal contact, but I can assure nothing else but normal contact has been going on in this family. We both love them and would lay down our lives for them, how could this happen? We kiss them, but never on the mouth (and kissing on the cheeks and on the head must be considered normal???) My daughter has probably had the virus since she was about 6 months old, but why has it spread now? And I can't take them to the doctor, as the doctor I took my daughter too see about the oral lesions (before all this other stuff happened) said that she would have to report us to the social services if she had oral HSV2. What if they think we have abused them and take them away? And especially now if they have lesions on their genital areas??? It is not too bad on my son, but my daughter is sore and doesn't want me to put cream on as it stings.
If I had been told that the virus can infact transmit through normal famliy contact, I would have taken more precaucions and I definitely wouldn't have kissed them or shared same spoons etc. But I was told HSV 2 ONLY transmitted through sex. That is wrong, and now we are absolutely devastated about this. How do you tell your kids, and will they hate us? I feel so alone, and I can't talk to anyone, not even my daughter. My husband feels dreadful, but he doesn't dwell on it the same as I do. It is on my mind 24/7, whereas my husband is a bit more practical. His point of view is that we haven't done anything wrong by them, we love them and they are otherwise very healthy and happy. They got this virus from us, and yes it is not great but it is not a life threatening disease. He says that we should not worry for now, and just make sure we continue giving them the happy and loving childhood they have had so far. I am glad he can be more upbeat about this, because I feel like the worst parent in the world.
Sorry about the long post, just nice to tell no one in particular, just to get it off my chest.
If I had been told that the virus can infact transmit through normal famliy contact, I would have taken more precaucions and I definitely wouldn't have kissed them or shared same spoons etc. But I was told HSV 2 ONLY transmitted through sex. That is wrong, and now we are absolutely devastated about this. How do you tell your kids, and will they hate us? I feel so alone, and I can't talk to anyone, not even my daughter. My husband feels dreadful, but he doesn't dwell on it the same as I do. It is on my mind 24/7, whereas my husband is a bit more practical. His point of view is that we haven't done anything wrong by them, we love them and they are otherwise very healthy and happy. They got this virus from us, and yes it is not great but it is not a life threatening disease. He says that we should not worry for now, and just make sure we continue giving them the happy and loving childhood they have had so far. I am glad he can be more upbeat about this, because I feel like the worst parent in the world.
Sorry about the long post, just nice to tell no one in particular, just to get it off my chest.
you replied to a post that wasn't your own so it was kicked off over to the herpes forum.
if you don't mind answering, how was your 10 year old diagnosed as having hsv2?
grace
if you don't mind answering, how was your 10 year old diagnosed as having hsv2?
grace
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