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Hsv1 questions
I am a 25 year old male. As a child I would sometimes get cold sores on my lips. Now that I am older I recently got a cold sore on my lip accompanied w/ a mildly tender gland in my neck.
I read that those are generally associated w/ new infections...does this mean this new cold sore is due to HSV2? Or can the gland sometimes do this during a cold sore if it's
I read that those are generally associated w/ new infections...does this mean this new cold sore is due to HSV2? Or can the gland sometimes do this during a cold sore if it's
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Hi, with a recent herpes infection a sore would develop before swollen glands also flu like symptoms would often appear. but bottom line oral hsv2 is not common at all.
If it's the first one in a long while
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Herpes spreads by oral, vaginal and anal sex.
Herpes sores blister, then burst, scab and heal.
STIs are the most common cause of genital sores.
Millions of people are diagnosed with STDs in the U.S. each year.
STDs can't be transmitted by casual contact, like hugging or touching.
Syphilis is an STD that is transmitted by oral, genital and anal sex.
