2006-10-28 15:35:16 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ STDs
cold sores are usually hsv1
genital herpes is hsv2
up to 90% of people will have antibodies to hsv1
(cold sores)
the statistics for hsv2 are variable some studies put it at 8% some at 20%.
This does not mean the have active disease just that they had it at come time in their lives
http://sti.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/77/2/120
in any event herpes in females can be terrible.
the first episode is frequently very painful.
You are really obligated to tell every future partner that you have had herpes.
Unless of course you are a nasty liar who does not mind hurting people.
babies can get very ill if the mother has herpes hsv2.
So the bottom line is DO NOT BELIEVE what your partner tells you about their history and ALWAYS use a condom.
although the failure rate of condoms is about 10%
this is a good site for general information
http://www.cdc.gov/std/Herpes/default.htm
2006-10-28 16:00:53 · answer #1 · answered by stillness 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cold sores (herpes simplex virus 1) is the most common kind of herpes. I've read about 75-80% of the world has cold sores.
Genital herpes (herpes simplex virus 2) isn't as common. About 1 in 4 women (25%) have the virus and about 1 in 5 men (20%) have genital herpes.
http://www.cdc.gov/std/Herpes/STDFact-Herpes.htm#common
2006-10-29 03:35:21 · answer #2 · answered by Alli 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cold sores, herpes simplex, also called canquer sores
Everybody has had a cold sore! :)
2006-10-28 17:10:37 · answer #3 · answered by Puppy Lover 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
COLD SORES.
2006-10-28 16:54:35 · answer #4 · answered by thundergnome 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
genital herpes is the most common
2006-10-28 16:30:22 · answer #5 · answered by jen4802051709 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋