Reply To: Hair Salon and Herpes

[IWannaBeFree]

Hello Terri,

Thanks again! I am back again with more questions.

I have HSV1 and HSV2. I am still taking 500 mg Valtrex daily.

Yesterday I felt like I was having prodrome on my lip and inside my rectum. I felt an intermittent buzzing sensation in the morning. I took 2 500 mg of Valtrex at one time. I wonder if it was because I ate a lot of chocolate the day before. The sensations went away within 2 hours and have not come back.

Is an intermittent buzzing or pulsating sensation prodrome?

During prodrome how is HSV1 and HSV2 transmitted besides oral/vaginal/anal sex and passionate kissing?

I go to physical therapy for a shoulder and lower back injury. Can the virus be transmitted if someone touches my shoulder or lower back during prodrome?

There is a lot of confusing information on the Internet about how HSV1 and HSV2 are transmitted.

From the first moment of prodrome through an outbreak and blisters being completely healed, can HSV1 and HSV2 be transmitted by someone touching the blisters or any other part of the entire body?

What is considered skin that is not intact (scratches, paper cuts, hang nails)?

Thanks
IWANNABEFREE