my brother gets cold soars all the time i thought cold soars were herpies but he is only 10 and a virgin so how did he get them
ps. i never get them
2006-07-13 09:46:49 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ STDs
i'm 15 and not a virgin and he is 10!!
2006-07-13 09:50:21 · update #1
Cold sores are herpes. They are herpes simplex virus one. Herpes simplex virus 2 are genital herpes.
You DO NOT need to have sex to get herpes. Herpes is spread by skin to skin contact and sex. It can also be spread by other things like childbirth, but this is more rare.
Cold sores are usually spread by being kissed by someone who has the virus. So, if he was kissed when he was younger by maybe one of your parents, aunts, uncles, grandmother, whoever...if one of them has the virus on their lips or mouth area, he could have got it from them if they kissed him. You can also get cold sores from sharing chap stick or lipstick, even sharing a straw (for a soda or something). If whoever he was kissed by or shared something with had cold sores, then he probably got it that way. You don't need to have sex with someone to get cold sores.
Also, the girl above me is just completely wrong. Please do not listen to her. You DO NOT get herpes from not brushing your teeth long enough. Herpes is a virus it is not a bacteria. Bacteria are easily treated with medicine, but you can not get rid of viruses. There is no cure for them.
2006-07-14 07:14:01 · answer #1 · answered by Alli 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes cold sores are a form of herpies. You can also pass them from one person to another if you kiss them. But this form is caused by something in the body by a virus.
2006-07-13 09:53:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, cold sores are caused by herpes simplex 1, the most common type of herpes. Simplex 2 is what causes genital herpes, though you can get simplex 1 on your genitals as well if you receive oral sex from someone who has a cold sore (or is about to get one -- you are contagious before the sore is visible).
Most people with cold sores were exposed to the virus between the ages of 3 to 5, and many times this exposure is from a family member who is also infected who kisses them hello or good night or etc. The symptoms typically then wait to develop until puberty.
2006-07-13 09:54:06 · answer #3 · answered by Meg 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, You said that he is 10 yrs. old mostly he just has to much bacteria growing in his mouth. He needs to brush longer like five minutes and use a mouth rise, salt & water will help. I would say brush after every meal especially after eating meat, clean the toungue hopefuly this would work.
2006-07-13 12:54:58 · answer #4 · answered by zephyr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are talking about herpetic sores around his mouth. This is not sexually transmitted at his age. But be sure to get him by the doc and get him treated.
2006-07-13 09:51:38 · answer #5 · answered by loligo1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Herpes virus is what causes cold sores. Not all herpes is sexually transmitted, for example chicken pox and shingles.
2006-07-13 09:52:22 · answer #6 · answered by cheri-er-rn@sbcglobal.net 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes cold soars are a form of herpes but they are different sexual herpes you can get cold soars from the sun, being under to much stress or a common cold can give you one
2006-07-13 09:53:20 · answer #7 · answered by crazyforcoke34 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its a diff type of herpie but if he performs oral sex then he can tranfer it
2006-07-13 12:44:30 · answer #8 · answered by Lisa R 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are two types. Oral and Genital.
Oral are HSV type 1, not an STD
Genital are HSV Type 2
2006-07-13 09:51:00 · answer #9 · answered by PreviouslyChap 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
PROBABLY NOT. THERE ARE MANY HERPES TYPES. THOSE MENTIONED AND MONO. MOST PEOPLE GET MONO BY 5. LEADING SOME TO THINK THEY NEVER HAD IT.
2006-07-13 10:53:13 · answer #10 · answered by MM 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋