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Could herpes (hsv-1) cause genital herpes (hsv-2)?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Herpes Simplex Virus: 1 (hsv -1) can cause genital lesions. (however it doesn't morph into hsv-2).

Answered 2/12/2020

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Can a mother with genital herpes cause a child to be born with hearing loss but not get HSV 2 from the mother?

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Does HSV-1 herpes life threating or has any specific treatment ? Again to ask can an Oral Hickey on chest/neck (without any Genital contact) cause Genital Herpes or is just limited to Cold Sores - please throw some light here?

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When I take a shower, I touched an cold sore with scab cover caused by HSV in lower leg (which is also strange for me. I dont know how I caught it in the lower legs), and then use the hand to clean my penis and glans. Will I got genital herpes?

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Does hsv oral look like white pimples on the gums? I have one white pimple on one gum and my jaw and cheek are tender on that side. I have hsv2 genital and no new partners, no hsv oral previously. Doctor said it doesnt look herpetic or like abcess?

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3 weeks passed since the herpes-like genital outbreak. Igg for hsv-1&2 was (-) on the day of outbreak. Is 3 weeks enough time for an accurate test?

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