Herpes?? Canker sores???

Question

Ok... Now Canker Sores are herpes virus. Now my question is if someone has a canker sore and performs oral sex on someone can that cause genital herpes? Or is that a different strain of the virus?

Answer 1

Canker sores are not herpes. Cold sores are a form of herpes as is chicken pox. Canker sores and cold sores are two diffrent things.
If someone has cold sores that does NOT mean they have genital herpes. (I get cold sores but never had genital herpes.).
Now if someone has an open cold sore and gives oral sex to someone else they can give that person genital herpes.
Herpes comes in diffrent forms.

Answer 2

Whoa, slow the misinformation train way down here. Herpes is, never was and never will be herpes. Herpes is a virus. There are many different types of the virus. Simplex 1 and Simplex 2 cause the "sores" that are often associated with the disease. Typically Simplex 1 infects the oral region and Simplex 2 infects the genital, but the two are interchangeable. A canker sore is caused by any number of factors, including mechanical damage to the area (IE from a toothbrush) or a vitamin deficiency. A canker sore is not contagious. If you don't know the difference between the two, then ask.....preferable not the conductor of the train who told you they were the same thing. Take care, and stay safe!

Answer 3

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Answer 4

A cold sore is caused by the Herpes Simplex virus. There are two types (HSV 1 and 2). 1 is the one that gives you the cold sore. 2 is the one that gives you genital herpes.
A cold sore is not the same as a canker sore.
A canker sore is an ulcer that's caused by a break in the mucus membrane of your mouth.

Answer 5

Ugg The answers from people on here who don 't know what they are talking about makes me furious. Canker sores inside the mouth are NOT HERPES or a sexually transmitted disease of any kind. Cold sores are a type of Herpes. Those are the sores that show up on the lips outside of the mouth. EDIT: For the person who said that Herpes is a disease that you can not kill.... you are correct. However, the sores will come and go as they please. The sores do heal... just like a cold sore WILL heal but the disease stays in the bloodstream and the sores can pop up whenever they want, although they tend to be linked with stress.

Answer 6

As has already been said, herpes (cold sores) and canker sores are different things. Canker sores are inside the mouth, herpes sores are usually outside the mouth, on the lips.

Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV1) is what causes cold sores. If you have a cold sore, and sometimes in the absence of a sore, and you give someone oral sex, you can give them genital hsv1. It wouldn't turn into hsv2, which is almost always on the genitals. It would just be genital hsv1.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

Canker sores can be caused by herpes but they can be caused by A LOT of other things too. Thrush, dry mouth, dehydration, chapped lips, a diet too low in vitamins, infection, bacteria, and viruses can all cause canker sores, not just the herpes virus.

So theoretically, you could get genital herpes if a person with a canker sore gave you oral sex, but since canker sores are caused by SO many things, it's really unlikely. Canker sores and cold sores are different things.

Cold sores (herpes simplex virus 1) causes about 30% of primary genital herpes infections. Cold sores are the herpes virus, but canker sores are not. Canker sores can be caused by the herpes virus but are not considered herpes.

Answer 9

I can't believe people are still so misinformed.

YES, ORAL HERPES CAN BE TRANSFERRED TO THE GENITALS. IT IS THEN GENITAL HERPES. IT IS THE SAME VIRUS; JUST A DIFFERENT LOCATION. CANKER SORES ARE NOT ORAL HERPES.

Canker sores are caused by stomach acids or biting your mouth in your sleep, not a virus.

Answer 10

good question.i've never had either.knock on wood.i would think it would be a diff strain.your dr. should know.