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Herpes Symptoms?

I had unprotected oral sex with a girl last week. Two days later I had throat inflammation. We went to the clinic together and discovered that she has genital herpes. Does that mean that I have automatically contracted the virus? A fever accompanies the inflamed throat and anal irritation. She was given prescribed medication while I just got sent home with 4 pills and shot for treatment of gonorrhea or chlamydia (just in case). There are no sores on my face yet and no burning urination, but there's no way I could have escaped that right?
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101028 tn?1419603004
nothing you contract orally is going to affect your genital area.  the virus doesn't travel through the body to infect the genital area.  You have to have genital contact to get anything in the genital area.  

can you contract herpes both orally and genitally around the same time? sure you can but you have to have both oral and genital contact with someone infected with herpes.  make sense?
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Makes perfect sense. I have been in so much pain all day. My face has been tingling, burning, and stinging and I also sense this feeling all over my body. In my hands, legs, and sides (stinging). Doctors are confused because they can't find lesions. I pointed out the anal fissure but they're stumped because there was no contact and they couldnt see anything on my face? Herpes or not, this is very aggressive. Can herpes put the body in shock like this?
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101028 tn?1419603004
whatever is going on, it's not likely to be due to herpes.  continue to follow up with your doctors as needed. have you seen a neurologist yet?
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I figured it out. Did some research on skin infections and diseases because these ovular things started appearing all over my face, but then I started thinking about allergens and itching all over the body and that got me thinking of HIVES. Viral infections, such as herpes, can cause viral hives as a reaction to the body's defense mechanism. Called my dad, (who is a doctor - i know i failed to mention this, but its quite embarrassing telling him everything), and he immediately understood what i was explaining and told me to get Benadryl which is already helping so much. As far as officially diagnosing Herpes (still playing the waiting game). I wish my dad could look at me but he's 300 + miles away.
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