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Dr. says herpes in children is common ??
I know of a 5 year old girl who was recently brought to the doctor because of a rash on her privates. She was diagnosed with herpes. The doctor said this is common in children. I don't know anything about herpes but this sounds wrong to me.
Does anybody know of a young child getting herpes other than from sexual abuse?
Does anybody know of a young child getting herpes other than from sexual abuse?
If you are in the US you can annonymously report this to children and youth services. Their number is in the phone book. If you are worried about being identified from your phone number - call from a pay phone. All health providers should be reporting anything like this but frankly sometimes the smaller clinics just don't want to deal with it so they don't. Darn shame though.
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I thought either the doctor is giving out wrong information or someone is lying.Thankyou.
I will pass this on to a responsible party.
I will pass this on to a responsible party.
Genital herpes is very uncommon in children. It should always be reported to children and youth services for follow up because sexual abuse is almost always the cause.
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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.
