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just recently i went to the clinic and had a check up, i called back today and to my surprise i have HSV1 i dont no much besides its uncurable and is spread from cold sores and canker sores but ive never had either, but i guess the main problem is if i kiss or have sex with someone will they in turn get it even if i have no symptons? Also can it develope into HS v two? and how, and another thing if someone has a cold sore does that mean they have hsv1 or do they just have a cold sore?
Shedding means that the virus is active but not active enough to cause an obvious cold sore. Both oral and genital herpes sheds in between obvious lesions.
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I just contracted HSV-1 from my husband. We have been together 10 years and I have never contracted it prior to now. apparently he has had this for a long time and never knew, he performed oral on me and BOOM I now have HSV-1 on my genitals. So yes you can spread it even while not having an outbreak when the virus "sheds" (not sure exactly what that means, but that is what I have been told). So be careful. Good Luck.
Over 60% of adults in the US have hsv1 orally. Only 20-40% of them get obvious cold sores to know that they have the virus. It's an incredibly common virus that by the time we get to the old age home - about 80% of us have. Not many of us get thru life without it. You actually should be more surprised when you don't test + for it than when you do to be honest.
canker sores are not herpes. They are not contagious.
Cold sores are almost always hsv1 orally.
Even though it seems like just about everyone is getting hsv1 genitally nowadays - it still prefers to infect the oral area over the genital area.
So what do you do? Use common sense and it will go a long way. When you are sick - avoid kissing and performing oral sex. Pretty much something we all do anyways most of the time. If your partner tests negative for hsv1 - talk about whether either of you think it's worthwhile to utilize barrier protection for oral sex. You don't have to - it's your choice.
For the most part hsv1 is a nuisance in adults. It's mostly an issue in infants because their immune systems aren't developed enough to keep the infection localized to the oral area and it can sometimes cause problems like meningitis/encephalitis. Sure none of us adults want to have to deal with cold sores or genital herpes but they are pretty much a fact of life no matter what we want to think.
grace
canker sores are not herpes. They are not contagious.
Cold sores are almost always hsv1 orally.
Even though it seems like just about everyone is getting hsv1 genitally nowadays - it still prefers to infect the oral area over the genital area.
So what do you do? Use common sense and it will go a long way. When you are sick - avoid kissing and performing oral sex. Pretty much something we all do anyways most of the time. If your partner tests negative for hsv1 - talk about whether either of you think it's worthwhile to utilize barrier protection for oral sex. You don't have to - it's your choice.
For the most part hsv1 is a nuisance in adults. It's mostly an issue in infants because their immune systems aren't developed enough to keep the infection localized to the oral area and it can sometimes cause problems like meningitis/encephalitis. Sure none of us adults want to have to deal with cold sores or genital herpes but they are pretty much a fact of life no matter what we want to think.
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