can you catch herpes from a hot tub?
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No - the virus does not travel through or contaminate water.  Water will kill any virus that is contained in fluids coming off the sore.\n\nI suppose you could be at some risk if you got right on someone's sore while in a hot tub - but that's still skin-to-skin contact.\n\nYou get herpes from coming in contact with either a herpes sore or right before they break out.  \n\nThere are 2 types of herpes - oral and genital.  They are transmitted the same way.  Genital herpes tends to cause larger, more painful sores.  Oral herpes tends to cause small sores - most commonly called cold sores.
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More than 50% of people have cold sores (oral herpes, not genital).  For most people they go away and either never resurface, or resurface rarely (often when you are sick, or under stress, or sometimes it's exacerbated by sunlight or caffeine or other triggers).  When you have a breakout, or the tingling feeling that one is coming, don't kiss and don't g!ve 0ral sex (or use protection).  You are unlikely to transmit it except during or right before a breakout.  And if he does catch oral herpes on his lips, it's really no big deal.  For all you know he got it years ago and doesn't even remember, and you've just never seen him have a breakout.  And if you happen to have a lot of breakouts, you can take a breakout suppressant medication like Valtrex.  There are plenty of herpes websites on the net with more info.  Happy kissing!
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as a person with herpes (unfortunately) i should know that it is possible to have it and yor g/f cannot. you could have had it for a period of time until something triggered it. Stress, anxiety, a cold anything. the best thing to do is when you have an outbreak DO NOT HAVE SEX. this will decrease the chance of her catching it. granted it is not easy to tell someone that you have that but if the person cares abotu you they will understand. go onto websites to give yourself better knowledge about it. hey if you have any questions feel free to ask them. dont be afraid to ask, that is the only way to find things out!! it isnt that much easier for a woman to see than a man. it all depends on how u handle certain situations. my stress may cause me to outbreak more than your or vice versa. \n\nloveless816@yahoo.com if you need to ask anything.\n\n\nP.S. it can lay dormant in ANYONE, not just women
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Who knows what all you might have caught?  Herpes could be the LEAST of your worries, you little fool!  What happens in Vegas may not necessarily stay in Vegas...especially if you brought home an STD!!!
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Yes, you can spread herpes even if you never have any symptoms. \nThere are cases where a person can have the herpes virus and show little or no symptoms, often referred to as asymptomatic herpes.\n\nIt is possible for a person to carry the virus without knowing that they have it, in fact, up to 80% of people who are infected with HSV-2 show no signs of the infection. So it is possible for a person to unwittingly transmit the infection to their partner.\n\nThe symptoms of the infection vary greatly between individuals. It might be totally unnoticeable in one person, but cause severe blistering in their partner.\n\nThe herpes virus can lay dormant for various time periods, and may be in your system for a time period before any symptoms begin to show. The usual incubation period of the virus (time before any symptoms show) is approximately two to twelve days after the initial exposure to the virus.\n\nThe virus can remain inactive in the body for long periods. Most of the time when Herpes sores are not present on the skin the virus remains in a latent (inactive) state in the central nervous system, where it does no damage.\n\nWhen the virus reactivates (wakes up), it travels nerve paths to the surface of the skin, sometimes causing an outbreak of symptoms.
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it can be spread throug body fluids and contact with sores...on her arm? not for sure to be a herpes outbreak....small children can have sores of a herpes symplex, but it is'nt really comman to have those break out in areas that are not mucous membrane...not really heard of..I am gonna now do some research and i'll modify answer later....
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Most likely you are thinking of a respiratory infection that comes from breathing aerosolized Mycobacterium avium from an improperly maintained hot tub.\n\nSee this web site: \nhttp://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hot-tub-lung/AN00660
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yes, herpes can be contracted from fluid secretions. any contact that you may have with toilet seat "left-overs" can enter through membranes on your bottom.
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You can get red sores on your body if you have herpies.\n\nGo to www.webmd.com and do some research.
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It's a long shot, but yes, it is possible.  If you have breaks or tears in your skin, and she has open sores in her mouth, the virus can be transmitted.
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Yes you can.  Herpes is caused by a virus.  The virus is present whether the person is showing symptoms or not.
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I think that it is possible to catch Herpes without even having sex like from a bar of soap someone else has used
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Yes you can if the cold sore is in the active stage.  Herpes is contagious so anyone with a cold sore should not engage in oral sex without using a condom or dental dam.  You should also not share food, drinking glasses nor kiss her on the lips when she has a cold sore.
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Chances are she will get it,even if you are not having an outbreak. Herpes has Viral Shedding...which means you still shed some of the virus 90% of the time. It is best for her to have a C section to be sure the babay wont get it
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no, herpes is in your system to stay
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afchuerta - As it turns out, herpes simplex type 1 and type 2, the viruses that cause cold sores and genital herpes, can sometimes be transmitted via inanimate objects.  (When this occurs, we can those objects 'fomites'.)  We do know that the herpes viruses can survive outside of the human body for some period of time, although the precise duration is not entirely clear.  There are reports of people who have contracted genital herpes through contaminated objects such as towels, although this is relatively rare.  Cold sores (typically HSV-1) can be transmitted by fomites more easily, so it is possible that if you use the same stick of lip balm or drink from the same cup, you could develop cold sores as well.
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if you are a child..please do not read this message......yes, your partner can give you genital herpes if he has an active fever blister (herpes simplex) and performs oral. now, studies has also shown herpes carriers are transmitting the disease even when the herpes sores are not present.