A 47-year-old member asked:
I am having cold sores (herpes simplex 1) from a blood transfusion as an infant in 1980?
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A Verified Doctoranswered
31 years experience
Other sources: 80-90% of all adults are positive for the antibodies against herpes simplex 1, meaning they have had an active infection sometime in the past. Given these really high numbers for the general population, one does not need to invoke that a blood transfusion that happened as an infant was the cause.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Can you tell me is herpes simplex 1(oral herpes) in blood?
Dr. Hunter Handsfieldanswered
Infectious Disease 55 years experience
HSV blood test: There are blood tests that sometimes are helpful in diagnosing HSV (either type 1 or 2), but the virus itself is not in the blood except very rarely i... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Can simplex herpes show up on blood tests?
Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 51 years experience
Depends: A blood test is available for diagnosis of herpes. However, it is not a routine test and your doctor would need to order it.
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Dr. J. Lawrence Dohan commented
Dermatology 59 years experience
Yes. But not pos first 3 weeks of infection.
Jan 28, 2014
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Could you donate blood if you have herpes simplex 2?
Dr. Ryan Phasoukanswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
Yes: Hsv-2 is not a contraindication for blood donation.
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Are herbs able to cure the herpes simplex virus 1&2? Or will natural herbs just control the symptoms? Will eating a healthy diet eliminate the virus? Turmeric, enchincea, elderberry? What about a blood purifier herb? (Burdock root) ?
Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 51 years experience
No treatment, herbs or otherwise will eliminate herpes virus from the body. Once a person gets infected with herpes, it stays in the body for the rest... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
What does the result of 1.07 equivocal for the blood test Herpes Simplex Virus 1 IgG, Type Specific Antibody (HerpeSelect) mean? Does this mean positive? Can this be passed to someone else? Result say0.9-1.09 is equivocal. Thank you so much doctors?
Dr. Cheryl BryantBruceanswered
Family Medicine 34 years experience
An equivocal result of 1.07 means that you might or might not have Herpes Simplex Virus. Since it is at the upper end of the equivocal range, it is m... Read More
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