Is it possible to get herpes through underwear or clothing? or through public re!
Question: Is it possible to get herpes through underwear or clothing!? or through public restrooms!?
I was found with hsv2 and 1 antbodies in my blood a few years ago, with the only symptom ever being some sores inside my mouth i assumed were cold sores!. I was avirgin at the time, without any sexual contact whatsoever!. Yet I had all the symptoms of the shingles!. I had been working with senior citizens that summer!. I was told "maybe that positive herpes result is really the varicella virus, and its the shingles that is afecting your eye but its rare because you are young"!. All the while I am thinking how could the test for herpes have that broad range, and if I contracted that HSV2 disease from a roommate that had the virus that lent me her underwear one time!. I have no symptoms now!. The only symptom was my headache, that developed into eye pain that developed ARN and later a retinal detachment!. I was given acyclovir at the hospital (where I was for a week while they were trying to figure out what I had) and then valtrex to take home!. Was it herpes!? was it shingles!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
Herpes and shingles are synonymous with each other, since Herpes Zoster (the sexually transmitted kind) Herpes simplex (the cold sore kind), cytomegalovirus (CMV) and varicella (chicken pox) are all caused by the Herpesviridae family of viruses!. These viruses are everywhere, and are easily transmitted through infected persons shedding the virus from their skin, saliva or sexual secretions!.
You could have easily picked up the virus by kissing, sharing utensils (or sharing a soda with), or touching the surface (more likely a doorknob than a toilet seat) of an infected person!.
HSV-1 causes shingles, which is the non-STD form of Herpes infection causes cold sores, or infecting nerves in the face, back or areas other than the genitals!. HSV-2 causes genital herpes!.
You could have picked up the virus in almost any manner, although the sharing of the underwear and public toilet seats are very unlikely ones (I would hope your roommate would have lent you a clean pair of underwear, and unless you are licking toilet seats, it's very hard to pick anything up from them unless you have open wounds or sores on your butt)
So, the answer to your question is, yes, it was Herpes, and yes herpes causes shingles!. If you had chickenpox as a child, its equally possible that you experienced what is known as a 'flare' which can happen in times of stress, since the virus lives forever in your nerves!. Likely the time you had the cold sores in your mouth was the time you were actually infected!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
You could have easily picked up the virus by kissing, sharing utensils (or sharing a soda with), or touching the surface (more likely a doorknob than a toilet seat) of an infected person!.
HSV-1 causes shingles, which is the non-STD form of Herpes infection causes cold sores, or infecting nerves in the face, back or areas other than the genitals!. HSV-2 causes genital herpes!.
You could have picked up the virus in almost any manner, although the sharing of the underwear and public toilet seats are very unlikely ones (I would hope your roommate would have lent you a clean pair of underwear, and unless you are licking toilet seats, it's very hard to pick anything up from them unless you have open wounds or sores on your butt)
So, the answer to your question is, yes, it was Herpes, and yes herpes causes shingles!. If you had chickenpox as a child, its equally possible that you experienced what is known as a 'flare' which can happen in times of stress, since the virus lives forever in your nerves!. Likely the time you had the cold sores in your mouth was the time you were actually infected!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
There are 2 types - oral (Type1) and genital (Type 2)
-Oral herpes can be caught NON-sexually pretty easily - and prefers to live on the face area - usually the mouth but can attach to your nose or eyes!. It causes cold sores on the mouth which can be transmitted to someone else by kissing, oral sex OR sharing make-up very easily!!!
-Genital herpes attaches to the southern region - usually ON the genitals!. I've also heard of it being on the BACK or thighs!. It's contracted by sex (oral, anal or regular sex)!. SOME cases of contracting it from sharing wet towels and washcloths with someone with an open outbreak!.
The oral type looks like cold sores - they tingle, itch, scab & then go away!. The genital type tingles, itches, then looks like a cluster of small white blisters - until they break - then it looks like open ulcers that scab up & go away!.
People with herpes are contagious from the very 1st tingle or ITCH until the scabs fall off & they have new skin again!.
Most people contract herpes in the "tingling & itching" stage because sometimes it's hard to spot until you actually see sores!
FYI - condoms only cover the penis shaft and the inner walls of the vagina - so if the herpes sore or wart is anywhere else (which it usually is!!) like on a scrotum, thighs or pu$$y lips - you can still catch it!
The only possible way you could contract herpes from wearing her underwear is if you wore them IMMEDIATELY AFTER HER - and she had an active outbreak!.!.!.
It's more likely you have it somewhere else (not genitals) because it can attach itself to ANY "wet area" of the body!.
If she has cold sores!.!.!.and shared makeup with you - you could've gotten it from her on your face! I did!Www@Answer-Health@Com
-Oral herpes can be caught NON-sexually pretty easily - and prefers to live on the face area - usually the mouth but can attach to your nose or eyes!. It causes cold sores on the mouth which can be transmitted to someone else by kissing, oral sex OR sharing make-up very easily!!!
-Genital herpes attaches to the southern region - usually ON the genitals!. I've also heard of it being on the BACK or thighs!. It's contracted by sex (oral, anal or regular sex)!. SOME cases of contracting it from sharing wet towels and washcloths with someone with an open outbreak!.
The oral type looks like cold sores - they tingle, itch, scab & then go away!. The genital type tingles, itches, then looks like a cluster of small white blisters - until they break - then it looks like open ulcers that scab up & go away!.
People with herpes are contagious from the very 1st tingle or ITCH until the scabs fall off & they have new skin again!.
Most people contract herpes in the "tingling & itching" stage because sometimes it's hard to spot until you actually see sores!
FYI - condoms only cover the penis shaft and the inner walls of the vagina - so if the herpes sore or wart is anywhere else (which it usually is!!) like on a scrotum, thighs or pu$$y lips - you can still catch it!
The only possible way you could contract herpes from wearing her underwear is if you wore them IMMEDIATELY AFTER HER - and she had an active outbreak!.!.!.
It's more likely you have it somewhere else (not genitals) because it can attach itself to ANY "wet area" of the body!.
If she has cold sores!.!.!.and shared makeup with you - you could've gotten it from her on your face! I did!Www@Answer-Health@Com
Wow!. There's a lot going on with your question!. Forgive me if this gets long!.
Herpes is not spread through underwear, or fluids!. It is spread through skin-to-skin contact!. Perhaps if your friend had an outbreak, rubbed the underwear on her sore, and then you immediately put it on !.!.!. but that's about it!.
Blood tests can be difficult to interpret for a number of reasons - most importantly because they tell you THAT have the virus, but not WHERE you have it!. You can get either viral strain (HSV1 or HSV2) on either your genitals or your mouth!. You can also get them both in your eye - which is what it sounds like you have!. This is rare, but it happens!.
It's also possible that the blood tests were mis-read!. You might consider having them done again when you go in for an annual check up!.
Most people who have herpes (either oral or genital) never have any symptoms!. This makes it very difficult to know where they came from!. If you have both HSV1 and HSV2 orally, then you could have caught both of them in childhood from kissing relatives - a common way that oral herpes is spread!.
Shingles is something a bit different!. Shingles is caused by the chicken pox virus - which is a member of the herpes family of viruses, but is not HSV1 or HSV2!. You can't get shingles unless you've had the chicken pox - its actually a flare up of the CP virus, which never completely leaves your body!. You can't catch shingles, either!. Instead, you would catch the chicken pox!.
I would go get re-tested, honestly!. If it was herpes, then it still is herpes!.
For more info on herpes, I'd strongly recommend the website below!. It will give you very reliable information on herpes!. Good luck!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Herpes is not spread through underwear, or fluids!. It is spread through skin-to-skin contact!. Perhaps if your friend had an outbreak, rubbed the underwear on her sore, and then you immediately put it on !.!.!. but that's about it!.
Blood tests can be difficult to interpret for a number of reasons - most importantly because they tell you THAT have the virus, but not WHERE you have it!. You can get either viral strain (HSV1 or HSV2) on either your genitals or your mouth!. You can also get them both in your eye - which is what it sounds like you have!. This is rare, but it happens!.
It's also possible that the blood tests were mis-read!. You might consider having them done again when you go in for an annual check up!.
Most people who have herpes (either oral or genital) never have any symptoms!. This makes it very difficult to know where they came from!. If you have both HSV1 and HSV2 orally, then you could have caught both of them in childhood from kissing relatives - a common way that oral herpes is spread!.
Shingles is something a bit different!. Shingles is caused by the chicken pox virus - which is a member of the herpes family of viruses, but is not HSV1 or HSV2!. You can't get shingles unless you've had the chicken pox - its actually a flare up of the CP virus, which never completely leaves your body!. You can't catch shingles, either!. Instead, you would catch the chicken pox!.
I would go get re-tested, honestly!. If it was herpes, then it still is herpes!.
For more info on herpes, I'd strongly recommend the website below!. It will give you very reliable information on herpes!. Good luck!.Www@Answer-Health@Com