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Herpes on Gums, PLEASE HELP!
Hi,
I recently found out that a close friend of mine has oral herpes. We've shared glasses and food before so I've been really concerned that I may have caught it. A couple of days ago, I noticed that my upper gum had turned quite red in one spot and there was a paper-cut like lesion on it. It didn't really hurt, only if I mess with it or apply pressure, but no pain while eating or drinking, even with very hot food. I looked at it again today and it's still very red and I noticed a very small [about the size of a pin head] white dot next to the "paper-cut". Could this be oral herpes? I have no fever, no swollen lymph nodes, I can definitely feel the affected area but it doesn't hurt intensely, it's just a present feeling...kind of a tingle, but it feels just like a cut in the mouth would feel. Is it likely that I have oral herpes? Should I contact a doctor or seek treatment?
Any help would be much appreciated,
Thank you!
I recently found out that a close friend of mine has oral herpes. We've shared glasses and food before so I've been really concerned that I may have caught it. A couple of days ago, I noticed that my upper gum had turned quite red in one spot and there was a paper-cut like lesion on it. It didn't really hurt, only if I mess with it or apply pressure, but no pain while eating or drinking, even with very hot food. I looked at it again today and it's still very red and I noticed a very small [about the size of a pin head] white dot next to the "paper-cut". Could this be oral herpes? I have no fever, no swollen lymph nodes, I can definitely feel the affected area but it doesn't hurt intensely, it's just a present feeling...kind of a tingle, but it feels just like a cut in the mouth would feel. Is it likely that I have oral herpes? Should I contact a doctor or seek treatment?
Any help would be much appreciated,
Thank you!
Just plain wrong :(
As an infant or small child you can potentially contract oral herpes from lesser contact like sharing drinks and such but not as an adult when your immune system is mature and fully functioning.
grace
As an infant or small child you can potentially contract oral herpes from lesser contact like sharing drinks and such but not as an adult when your immune system is mature and fully functioning.
grace
Thanks for your response.
I've read in a lot of places though that it's just as easy to get it from sharing food/drinks/etc? Is this an exaggeration or just plain wrong? I have also kissed this person many times [we used to go out] and I don't know, nor does he, how long he's had HSV-1 for so I guess it's likely I have caught it from him even if this isn't an actual outbreak.
I've read in a lot of places though that it's just as easy to get it from sharing food/drinks/etc? Is this an exaggeration or just plain wrong? I have also kissed this person many times [we used to go out] and I don't know, nor does he, how long he's had HSV-1 for so I guess it's likely I have caught it from him even if this isn't an actual outbreak.
1 out of every 2-3 adults in the US has hsv1 orally. It's incredibly common but only 20-40% of folks ever get obvious cold sores to know that they are infected.
As an adult, oral herpes is almost exclusively transmitted thru romantic type kisses. just sharing food and drinks isn't going to transmit it.
Your symptoms do not sound like oral herpes. This doesn't mean thatyou don't have hsv1 orally, it just means that your symptoms you described do not sound like herpes. If you are concerned about these symptoms, follow up on them with your provider.
grace
As an adult, oral herpes is almost exclusively transmitted thru romantic type kisses. just sharing food and drinks isn't going to transmit it.
Your symptoms do not sound like oral herpes. This doesn't mean thatyou don't have hsv1 orally, it just means that your symptoms you described do not sound like herpes. If you are concerned about these symptoms, follow up on them with your provider.
grace
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