What are the interesting facts about Herpes Simplex Type 1?
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I suppose it can make you lonely
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Sorry, pal.  Herpes is a virus and its yours for life.  Fortunately it spends part of its time sleeping.  But you never know when it's going to wake up.
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Gonorrhea, HIV/Aids, Syphilus, Herpes Simplex 1 & 2, Trichomonias. Be careful.
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NO hsv- 1  are cold sores hsv-2 is herpes. actually they both are a form of herpes!
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google it for the full answer, but its herpes of the genitals
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Thats good to know. I was never tested for Herpes and then had a outbreak at the age of 28, married for 4 years with 2 kids.\nI never knew.
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The herpes simplex virus (HSV) (also known as Cold Sore, Night Fever, or Fever Blister) is a virus that manifests itself in two common viral infections, each marked by painful, watery blisters in the skin or mucous membranes (such as the mouth or lips) or on the genitals. The disease is contagious, particularly during an outbreak, and is incurable with present technology. An infection on the lips is commonly known as a "cold sore" or "fever blister," though this should not be confused with a canker sore, which appears inside the mouth and is not caused by the herpes simplex virus.
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You can't. Herpes Simplex 1 is incurrable. The most you can do is to keep them at bay. One way that has helped me is when I eat or drink orange juice, I brush my teeth with baking soda. If one occurs, I put allum on it. Burns like crazy, but it coterizes the sore.\n\nKeep from eating chocolates and nuts. I hear that irritates them.
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Herpes is a sexually transmitted disease(oral sex included). It may be spread to the mouth(oral herpes) or to the genital area(genital herpes).It is a virus that lies dormant in your spinal cord(it never goes away) and when it becomes active it rises to the surface to reactivate. It usually reactivates itself in the area where the disease was first contracted. \nYou may contract this STD from someone who has an active herpes outbreak and the sores are visible or from someone who has never had an outbreak but still has the virus.\nMany people do not even know they have the disease because they never have a first outbreak or if they do it is mild. Then they may never have another for the rest of their lives.\nIf a first outbreak occurs it is usually 1 to 2 weeks after contracting the disease. It's very painful and starts with a tingling and/or itching in the infected area. Then bumps that look like tiny pimples appear. These "pimples" then pop and cause red sores that are very painful. They can last anywhere from 1 to 3 weeks depending on the person.\n1 in 4 people have herpes and there is no cure. Hope this helps.
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you are right your sister has a type of herpes virus called HSV1. it is very common to the point of 80% of the population carrying the virus. it manifests itself as cold sores or little vesicles (fluid filled sacs) that pop and become the sores. this is not the same virus that casues genital herpes (HSV2 is the virus) but they are related. \n\nboth diseases are infectious (can be spread) but must be passed by physical contact. \n\n\nthe virus lays dormant in nerves and during times of stress or anything else that weakens the body's defenses they multiply and manifest on the skin as sores.\n\nworst case senarios only occur in people who have comprimsed immune systems, like HIV or people on chemo then the infection can spread to the brain and casue more serious problems, but this is rare and your immune system has to be very weakened.\n\ntreatment is symptomatic with medicine called acyclovir (valtrex) and this can shorten the amount of days that the pustules appear but nothing can clear the infection where it lays dormant in the nerves.
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Cold sores are better known as herpes simplex (1,2).Its a nasty virus that infects the mucous membranes(eyes,mouth,and genitals.)It can be spread through physical or sexual contact with an infected person.
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yes, you can.  Lets say you have herpes simplex 1 outbreak on your lip, and you touch your lip and forget to wash your hands, and than touch your genital area. This will most definetly put you at high risk for spreading herpes simplex 2 too yourself. People who have Hsv-1 must wash there hands very frequently when a outbreak occurs
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HVS Herpes viral simplex.
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No - There are two types of herpes simplex virus (HSV)- HSV 1 and HSV 2.  HSV 1 is the common oral type of infection causing "cold sores" that appear during periods of stress or sometimes due to exposure to sun.  While HSV-1 is usually found in the area of the mouth and HSV-2 is usually found in the genital area, there can be transfer between the two areas (oral to genital and genital to oral).\n\nOutbreaks can be prevented with antiviral medications such as Valtrex (valacyclovir) made by Glaxo Smithkline (GSK).\n\nFor more information about HSV, check out:
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You were so misinformed\n\n*HSV-1 is not hereditary\n\n*You can only spread it by kissing, or drinking from the same glass if you have an open sore.\n\n*Once the sore is dried up and clear, you are no longer contagious. \n\n*Your children will only get it if you kiss them or drink after them from the same glass, when you have an open sore.\n\n*You are not contagious to people on the street.\n\n*You can pass HSV-1 to the genital area by performing oral sex if you have an open sore, so wait until it is dried and cleared away.\n\n*You don't think you can get Pink eye from HSV-1, but you can with gonorrhea, chlamydia, and other bacterial infections.\n\n*The one and only thing you can do with a flair up is WASH YOUR HANDS after you touched the infected area to prevent spreading it.\n\nIf you want more information regarding HSV-1 speak with your doctor.
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Re: the post above...You cannot get cold sores or genital herpes from cats or dogs.  They do not carry the virus.\n\nHerpes is a big family of viral infections, including: \noral herpes/herpes simplex 1 (cold sores,) \ngenital herpes/herpes simplex 2, \nchicken pox, \nshingles, etc.\n\nThe symptoms of each are different though.  \n\nCold sores tend to be small and most commonly are found on the lips and the area around the mouth.\n\nGenital herpes tends to produce larger sores (but not always!), and can be painful.\n\nA doctor can figure out which type you have.\n\nKeep in mind, when it comes to oral sex, you can transmit cold sores to someone's genitals.  You can also transmit genital herpes to someone's mouth.\n\nThere are tons of over the counter medicines for cold sores, and many prescription medicines for genital hepres.
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An initial genital herpes infection occurs in people who have never been previously exposed to the herpes simplex virus (HSV). Symptoms of an initial outbreak are usually the most severe because the body does not have any type of immunity to the herpes virus. This is important because your body does not have the "resources" to fight this first infection. When your body is first exposed to the herpes virus, it responds by attacking the virus with antibodies (a type of protein that is made by your body to fight a virus). Specific immune cells and antibodies now present in your body learn how to target and keep the herpes virus in check. However, the antibodies that attack the virus during specific outbreaks do not eliminate the virus overall, which is why once genital herpes is contracted a person has it for life. Herpes outbreaks are usually milder after your body has produced these antibodies, and after several years you may experience fewer outbreaks or no outbreaks at all. \n\nAfter first becoming infected with the genital herpes virus most people develop symptoms within 2 to 12 days, but it can take days, weeks, months, or even years for any symptoms to appear. Remember, the amount of time it takes for symptoms to appear and the severity of these symptoms can vary greatly from person to person. Because of this, it may be difficult to know when and from whom you may have contracted genital herpes. Some people may have mild symptoms or no and not even realize they are having an outbreak of genital herpes, while other people have severe outbreaks and others may have no symptoms at all.