2007-04-25 01:41:06 · 6 answers · asked by honey 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ STDs
When people talk about herpes, they are usually talking about either cold sores or genital herpes.
Both cold sores and genital herpes cause large painful sores. These sores can open and puss. They then scab and heal over. It can take several days to weeks for sores to disappear.
Cold sores are usually spread by kissing someone who has them. A person can also get them from sharing a drink with someone who has them, sharing lip stick, chap stick, cigarettes, etc. Basically anything a person with cold sores has put on their lips can spread the virus if another person puts their lips on it right after them. Cold sores can also spread to the genital area causing genital herpes for a person. This is usually done by oral sex. Cold sores are not usually considered an STD because the most common way of contracting them is by kissing someone who has them.
Genital herpes is almost always spread by some sort of sexual contact (it is considered a STD). Sex (vaginal, oral and anal) and DIRECT skin to skin contact with the infected area can spread genital herpes. Genital herpes can also be spread to the lips and mouth area causing cold sores. Again, this is usually done by oral sex. Condoms are not 100% effective in preventing the spread of genital herpes (only abstinence is).
Herpes can also be contracted through birth. If the mother has herpes the baby can contract it from her as it is coming through the birth canal. This is VERY rare. I've read less than 1% of babies are born with herpes.
Herpes is NOT spread by a toilet, shower, sink, bathtub, etc. The virus needs DIRECT skin to skin contact to be spread.
There is NO cure for herpes, there is only treatment. Once a person contracts herpes, they will have it for life.
Check out these links for more information:
http://www.cdc.gov/std/Herpes/STDFact-Herpes.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herpesviridae
2007-04-25 04:06:59 · answer #1 · answered by Alli 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2015-10-18 03:15:25 · answer #5 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.plannedparenthood.org/sexual-health/std/herpes.htm
2007-04-25 01:45:25 · answer #6 · answered by mikentammy76 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋