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How Is Herpes Transmitted
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How is herpes transmitted exactly...fluid mucosal contact?How is herpes transmitted exactly...fluid mucosal contact?...
Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.
Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program
Hi. Thank you for your question.Herpes is transmitted by DIRECT contact with a herpes lesion. The herpesvirus can be found on the lips of the mouth (also known as a "cold sore" or a"fever blister"), the penis, vagina, or...
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Dear Doctor, Does this mean that I won't have the HIV virus, and I can't transmit HIV virus even if I had.Dear Doctor, Here is an update from http://www.thebody.com/updates/2007-03-01.html Herpes Treatment... Read more »what type of stds are transmitted oraly?If there is no seman ... Read more »
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What Do the Symptoms of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Look Like?The following are the some of the symptoms of syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, genital warts, scabies and herpes. Since symptoms can vary from person to person, and since these symptoms can resemble the symptoms of many other illnesses, you CANNOT... Read more »
Sexually Transmitted Diseases 101Syphilis Chlamydia Cytomegalovirus Gonorrhea Hepatitis B Herpes (HSV) HPV Genital Warts Syphilis Syphilis is a highly treatable disease in which a single painless lesion (chancre) will develop over three to four weeks at the site of entry... Read more »
Sexually Transmitted Diseases and HIV/AIDSTable of Contents The Basics Some Sexually Transmitted Diseases to Know About Protecting Yourself and Others The Bottom Line The Basics Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), also called sexually transmittedinfections (STIs), are... Read more »
High-Risk Sexual Behavior in Men Attending a Sexually Transmitted Infection Clinic in Durban, South AfricaAt the outset of the local HIV epidemic in 1988-89, a study of Durban men with genital ulcer disease (GUD) found that 36 percent continued with sexual intercourse despite having symptoms. The authors undertook the present study to determine whether... Read more »
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Herpes Window
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
I know this is slightly out of place, but there is no other good forum for sexually transmitted diseases that I could find. For those of you worried about obtaining herpes (I see a lot of questions about unprotected oral sex), the window period for...
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sorry.. not HIV.. question about Herpes?!
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
Yeah i posted before about my worry about infection of some other STD...Someone replied that you cannot contract HSV2 from oral sex (someone gave me head). I read this on some other site.. However, when i called the aids and sexual health hotline,... Read more » Symptoms of ARS compared to Herpes or other STD
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Hello everyone,Well I'm another that did the irresponsible thing and had unprotected sex, and I have symptoms that are consistent with ARS as well as other STDs. Does anyone know or has anyone had the symptoms of ARS and if so what were they for... Read more » Genital Herpes Question..
Posted by scared83, 1 Reply
I know there aren't many Herpes infected people on this site but the forum description does say "and other STD's" so I'll take a shot...In December I had vaginal sex with a prostitute. I was wearing a condom and was only "in" her for like a minute.... Read more »
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