A 33-year-old member asked:
Could you give some one herpes simplex 1 if you don't have a cold sore/fever blister?
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Dr. Kristina McCaughtryanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 23 years experience
Maybe: The herpes family of viruses are very common. Some people will get outbreaks, others who are exposed may never have an outbreak, and only with a blood test will find out they were ever exposed.
For those who have outbreaks, they can release the virus before a sore is present, either oral or genital sores.
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A 49-year-old member asked:
Is it true that fever blisters are caused by herpes simplex i ?
Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
"fever blisters": May be caused by Herpes Simplex I or 2.
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Fever blisters or herpes simplex 2, what to do?
Dr. Olayinka Adedayoanswered
38 years experience
Topical antiviral: You can apply a topical antiviral--acyclovir.
However unfortunately recurrence is still common under stressful situations.
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Please explain if it is true that having oral sex with someone when you have a cold sore (fever blister) will give that person genital herpes?
Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
There is potential: For herpes simplex virus 1 to be transmitted to genitalia. Oral sex has potential to transmit a number of sti's. Herpes simplex, hiv, hpv, gonorrhea, ... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Herpes simplex one on head of my penis? Not sure who gave it to me, but should I confront the one with cold sore?
Dr. Richard Feinsteinanswered
Dermatology 55 years experience
Herpes: Herpes is a viral infection of the skin. It always comes the first time from another person. Herpes on your penis could come from your penis contactin... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
What can you do to tell if your fever blister/cold sore is herpes?
Dr. Tony Hoanswered
Internal Medicine 16 years experience
See below: Fever blisters/cold sores are almost always due to hsv, so if you have one, the assumption will be herpes.
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Dr. Martin Raff commented
Infectious Disease 58 years experience
If you have a serious question about this, scrapings from the base of the ulcer placed under a microscope may help provide an answer, or you can do viral cultures. But as Dr. Ho indicates, this is most commonly a clinical diagnosis.
Apr 5, 2013
Last updated Nov 28, 2017
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