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Transmission via contact

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  • This topic has 1 reply, 2 voices, and was last updated 7 years, 6 months ago by Terri Warren.
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    • July 31, 2015 at 9:04 am #8596
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      I’ve had h2 for several years. Divorced mom with children. I get a couple outbreaks per year isolated to pubic area. I just started doing high intensity yoga in heat classes. After a recent class next day notice what is probable small herpes bumps on 1.stomach2 thigh. Freaked out because worried now if was contagious if child touch area . It’s summer and hot and afraid to now wear shorts in case children accidental touch area. Can it be transmitted easyil you from these areas, how do I know if there are active areas that do not show bumps? I’m afraid to let kids touch my legs. Afraid if I’m sweaty the should not touch any part of my body even if no symptoms. There is completely conflicting info on how contagious this would be. Thanks

    • August 1, 2015 at 10:38 am #8613
      Terri Warren
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      I would not be at all concerned about your children contracting herpes from you in this way. Not at all. first, I don’t know if you are certain that these are herpes bumps. In the heat, the skin can certainly develop bumps that are not herpes, so you might consider having these swab tested to see if they are actually herpes. Second, even they touched the bumps directly, it seems very unlikely to me that this would result in transmission. first, it takes a certain volume of virus to become infected and accidentally touching a herpes lesion with an intact finger would be unikely to have enough virus to infect someone else. Second, what would it infect? Intact skin is not a candidate – too thick to get in. Skin that is thick, like arms legs etc does not shed virus. I think you might be confused about shedding. It only happens from thin skin like genitals and anus. I think you can safely wear shorts and if you have an actual lesion that is exposed by shorts, then I would just cover it with a little bandaid. I think you are overestimating how contagious this is to non-sexual partners.

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