herpes or coincidence?!
Question: Herpes or coincidence?
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A couple of points:
The 5 day incubation is right for a primary HSV-2 infection, but the location says no. Herpes viruses are mostly restricted to entry via mucous membranes. HSV-1 can cause skin infections (Herpes gladiatorum), but it requires significant contact with an active lesion and an abrasion in the skin.
I teach this stuff.
If you are infected and you get a blood test it will not show up yet it takes a while for herpes to show up in blood. They would have to actually get a sample from the sore itself. Some other symptoms of herpes are swollen lymph nodes and fever.