Cold Sores

Unfortunately, even if there are no visible sores there is still a small chance that you can get herpes. The odds are low but you should get checked out.

Herpes is spread by skin-to-skin contact with the infected area. It's contagious during and just before an outbreak.

You can try warm salt water or take a wet tea bag and hold it against the sore several times a day. You can buy Abreva over the counter which may help relieve symptoms. Visit your doctor if you have a large breakout since there are antiviral medicines available if you catch it early.

If you have symptomatic herpes, then usually it is very clear since the blisters that herpes produces are very characteristic. The are red, filled with pus and eventually crust over. If seen through the whole cycle, it is hard to mistake it for anything else.

Anyone can get herpes. Viral transmission of a disease is not age dependent.

Anyone who has intimate contact with someone with herpes can get the disease. Safe sex practices can reduce the risk but can not eliminate it entirely.

Cold sores are caused by a virus so you would need antiviral medication like valtrex or famvir. Or you can also go the natural rout and try taking lysine. There is also over the counter creams that you can apply to the cold sore regularly to help heal it.

Actually, genital herpes and mouth herpes, as they are popularly called, are just names used by the general population. You can get either virus in either place; the only difference is that the the oral version, or HSV-1 usually prefers the area around the mouth and the genital version, HSV-2 generally prefers the genital area.

Which version or strain of the virus you have is easily detected by a simple blood or swab test.

Sudocrem is a skin healing cream specifically designed for nappy rash.

However the company also state on their website that it can be used on cuts and grazes, minor burns, sunburn, eczema, dermatitis, acne and bed sores.

Some people have used it for cold sores with different levels of success rates. Some people claim it has no effect while others claim it does the job quickly, so it depends on your body.

Give it a try if you like. However, if you have used the sudocrem on the bottom of a baby with a rash for example, it might be a good idea to avoid using it on a cold sore, since the bacteria will just be transferred from the pot to your mouth.

Zovirax and Blistex are designed specifically for cold sores and are available over the counter at a pharmacy or drug store.

A person with an STD may experience headaches, but typically they would not be the only sign of STDs. Talk with your health care provider about your headaches, and ask to be screened for STDs if you have concerns.

If you have herpes 3 months prior to getting pregnant, you body has developed antibodies and it is less likely that you would pass it to the fetus. If you get infected while pregnant you could pass it to the fetus.

It is important if you have herpes that you let your doctor know. Herpes is typically transferred to the baby during labor through the birth canal. If you have an outbreak during labor they will do a C-Section.

Many women notice that they are more likely to have herpes outbreaks at the time of their periods. For women looking to avoid pregnancy, using hormonal birth control with constant hormone levels may decrease the number of outbreaks.

We can only hope research will one day come up with a cure.

If you have a positive herpes test but no symptoms, you are lucky. The next step depends on the type of test you had. If it was a blood test, there may be no changes required in your life. If it was a genital swab test, you should use condoms when you have sex and avoid sex during an outbreak.

Herpes affects women the most.
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Some common names for the skin diseases of herpes are cold sores, fever blisters, genital herpes, shingles, whitlow, wrestler's herpes, and ophthalmic herpes.

No genital herpes and herpes zooster are slightly different types of herpes. Herpes zooster causes chicken pox and it can cause shingles later in life. If you contracted chicken pox (herpes zooster) when you were younger then you have the virus that causes shingles.

The only other type of herpes that can affect the genitals is oral herpes (what causes cold sores). If you receive oral sex from some one that has cold sores then you could end up with cold sores on your genitals.

While it's true that there's no _cure_ for herpes once contracted, the herpes virus is an enveloped virus, and is therefore susceptible to deactivation by alcohols. Normal 70-something or 90-something percent isopropyl or ethyl rubbing alcohol should inactivate the virus within about 30 seconds or so.

"Besides drying, the virus is also sensitive to acids, detergents and organic solvents as might be expected for an virus with a lipid envelope."

That would depend on what fluid system you are testing.

Blood has a normal ph around 7.41; a ph of 6.5 would be potentially lethal.

The body fights very hard to maintain a blood ph at it's required range and will sacrifice vital nutrients at the expense of the health of other systems to maintain that blood ph.

Other systems of the body fluctuate based on what you eat and when. Acidic foods will lower the ph of saliva and urine. Urine often hits a ph level of around 6.5 after sleep as the body dumps excess acids from the body.

You should not be trying to lower most body systems ph levels without consulting a doctor first.

Most systems in the body function better when in balance or slightly on the alkaline side rather than leaning towards acidic.

Primary skin lesions are variations in color or texture that may be present at birth, such as moles or birthmarks, or that may be acquired during a person's lifetime, such as those associated with infectious diseases

Anbesol is really a great medicine for cold sores.

* It's probably gonna end up with a break up after having oral sex. * Genital herpes is an infection caused by either of two viruses, called the herpes simplex virus type 1 or more commonly the herpes simplex virus type 2. These viruses are "ancient " living forms that infect most animal species. However, HSV-1 and HSV-2 are uniquely adapted to humans. The HSV-1 virus is the cause of cold sores or fever blisters. The HSV-2 virus is the major cause of genital herpes. The two viruses have many similarities, but it is their differences that are perhaps most important. The only sure-fire way to avoid getting genital herpes is to abstain from sex or have sex only with someone who is also herpes-free. Short of that, a latex condom offers some protection if it covers the infected area. Remember, you can get genital herpes by receiving oral sex (fellatio, cunnilingus, analingus) from someone with a cold sore on the mouth. Likewise, you can get oral herpes from someone's genitals by way of oral sex. If you know that a sex partner has genital herpes, you can reduce your risk by having sex (vaginal, anal, or oral intercourse) only when he or she has no symptoms. Nevertheless, genital herpes can be contagious even when there are no visible symptoms, so you should always use a latex barrier, such as a condom or a dental dam.

You can not carry herpes without having it.

Yes, they're contagious. If someone has a cold sore and you drink out of their cup you could easy be contaminated.

Yes it's possible. I went to a dermatologist for a recent outbreak in the middle of my chest. It was Herpes Simplex Virus 1 or "fever blisters" that initally appeared as a red inflamed spot that felt warm to the touch and very sensitive. The area eventually spread into multiple bumps and turned pus-filled. I even experienced a slight fever lasting a day or two. This outbreak reoccured three times in the same area and when I showed pictures to my doctor, and with another doctor culture, they confirmed the infection was "fever blisters."

I don't want to scare you, cause I'm not a physican, but having these blisters apppear 3 times, the visit answered questions about having fever blisters in areas other then your oral cavity. Symptoms to this infection can also resemble a staph infection, so that's why it's always best to see a doctor. But if it is HSV 1, a very common cold sore virus, don't worry about it's relation to genital herpes. HSV 2 is the strain related more to genital herpes. Both forms are highly transmissible during an outbreak so it's possible for HSV 2 or HSV 1 to end up on other parts of the body. HSV 1 is more frequent above the waistline with HSV 2 being more prevalent below the waistline.

Keep researching. Don't take this as a diagnosis. I hope this may answer your question plus more :-)

You won't get cold sores from kissing a dead person.