Herpes

Pollycat

humptydumptybits wrote: »

Well the OP was about sexual health, might be relevant to marriages and relationships.

More suited to the Health board.

elsien

iammumtoone wrote: »

Does anyone know if there is a way it can be cured completely (the cold sore version) or once you have it, are you a carrier for life?


My son suffers from cold sores and hes not a very good patient with it.

Helps if you can work out the triggers.
Mine are sun, cold and stress.

Savvy_Sue

and I will just flag up that if eczema becomes infected with the cold sore virus / HSV, then it can quite quickly become very serious, potentially life-threatening especially in small children. Google eczema herpeticum for the full details ...

DH is a life-long eczema sufferer who also gets cold sores, a couple of times he's been extremely ill with it. Thankfully we know now roughly what it looks like, and thankfully also there are now anti-virals to knock it on the head.

Pollycat

Anybody worried about having the Herpes Simplex virus, Google Bell's Palsy (and worry some more).

humptydumptybits

Pollycat wrote: »

More suited to the Health board.

Don't see why, surely it is relevant to both.

Pollycat

humptydumptybits wrote: »

Don't see why, surely it is relevant to both.

It is just my opinion.

Pollycat

humptydumptybits wrote: »

So the OP's opinion was it was fine to have it here. No problems.

Maybe the OP wasn't aware that there is a Health board...

charlotte1994

Nathaniel_Essex wrote: »

I was watching YouTube when autiplay led me to some BBC documentaries and one was on sexual health.
One statistic that took me by surprise is that close to 70% of people in the UK have herpes.

Now, I'm not the NHS or anything but that just doesn't come across as true to me. If 70% of people had an incurable disease, surely that's an epidemic and as it affects women worst than men, surely there should be a major issue with babies contracting the virus during child birth?

I'm doctor but surely that 70% figure can't be right?

Yes it's true, if you get cold sores, you have herpes. It's why you shouldn't kiss babies on the mouth as it will spread. Though, most people don't know that they have it. I've never had a cold sore or anything so I could be one of the luck 30% that doesn't have it.

humptydumptybits

Pollycat wrote: »

Maybe the OP wasn't aware that there is a Health board...

Well they do now so all is well. Shouting not needed.

donnac2558

charlotte1994 wrote: »

Yes it's true, if you get cold sores, you have herpes. It's why you shouldn't kiss babies on the mouth as it will spread. Though, most people don't know that they have it. I've never had a cold sore or anything so I could be one of the luck 30% that doesn't have it.

I am another of the 30% never had a cold sore.