2007-03-06 14:20:10 · 11 answers · asked by bettyboop 1 in Health ➔ Dental
no but if the female has herpes and gives birth, the herpes will rub off on the babie's skin, making the baby have herpes
2007-03-06 14:23:51 · answer #1 · answered by fred 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-02 02:55:11 · answer #2 · answered by Ngan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-08-13 09:40:25 · answer #3 · answered by Martina 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It seems to me logical that if a person with active herpes had DNA in a vial and the person handling this vial got some of it in an open sore they could extract the virus that way, but not sure.It (the herpes) would not change the make-up of the genetic DNA
2007-03-06 14:32:27 · answer #4 · answered by luminous 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, much the same way as a broken toe or any "contracted" medical condition. A predisposition to some cancers, mental illnesses, heart conditions and many others are products inheritance thus a DNA issue.
2007-03-06 14:25:19 · answer #5 · answered by lindalousmile 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nope, its a virus, and they don't change DNA
2007-03-06 14:22:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2014-08-15 00:26:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sorry....but no it cant....it is a virus and does not affect the DNA of a person.
2007-03-06 14:24:39 · answer #8 · answered by blah blah blah 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, but it is possible to pass during birth, babies do have to travel the area
2007-03-06 14:22:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm a dentist.
No. In fact, I've never heard of any virus being passed down from parent to offspring via DNA. For this to happen, you'd have to have a "retrovirus", i.e. a virus that enters a cell and incorporates its own genetic material into the host cell's DNA (such viruses do exist--HIV being a perfect example). But not any cell will do. It would have to be a cell whose fate is to undergo meiosis and become a gamete (e.g. a sperm or ovum). Perhaps such viruses exist, and since I'm a dentist rather than an infectious disease physician, I could be speaking out of ignorance. Nonetheless, I've never even heard of such a phenomenon.
Herpes viruses are neurotropic, meaning they infect nerve cells and reside there for the rest of your life. With oral herpes, children are usually infected with the HSV-1 virus (which causes oral herpes) from their parents. The virus enters the mucosa of the mouth, travels up the nerves where it sets up shop in the trigeminal ganglion. Rarely (I don't remember how frequently), initial infection results in a condition called "primary herpetic gingivostomatitis", where there is an outbreak of herpes lesions in the patients mouth as well as fever, mailaise, and other signs of infection like swollen lymph nodes under the jaw and on the neck (called lymphadenopathy).
The virus resides in the trigeminal ganglion, which is the "relay-station" for all the sensory nerves in your mouth and face. Most of the time it lies dormant. When you are stressed (e.g. when you are sick, upset, etc. etc.) the virus becomes active, replicates, and copies of the virus travel down the axons to where they terminate in your oral mucosa. This process is so specific, in fact, that people tend to get these ulcers in the same place inside their mouths and on their lips. These are cold sores. Some people get them inside their mouths, others on their lips, and some people, both.
Keep in mind that 95% of the population has it, so it is virtually impossible for one to not get it at some point throughout their life.
2007-03-06 15:25:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋