Can you contract herpes from a hot tub if someone in the tub has it??
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NO. YOU CAN ONLY CONTRACT IT BY VIRUS (THE OPEN SORES) TO SKIN DIRECT CONTACT (WHICH CAN HAPPEN ON HARD SURFACES LIKE A TOILET SEAT BEING THAT YOU  WOULD SIT DOWN RIGHT ON ANY VIRUS LEFT BY THE INFECTED PERSON. THE WATER KEEPS YOU SAFE FROM DIRECT CONTACT OF THE INFECTED PERSONS OUTBREAK. PLUS IF IT WERE TRUE DOCTORS EVERYWHERE WOULD TELL YOU NEVER, EVER GO IN WATER THAT THE PUBLIC USES-WHICH IS BASICALLY EVERYWHERE-BEACHES, SWIMMING POOLS, HOT TUBS, LAKES, ETC.
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Absolutely - a cold sore is a herpes outbreak. So it is absolutely contagious and incurable.\n\nPeople are saying it's "a version" of Herpes, and "herpes' little sister," No.  It's Herpes, period.  Simplex 1, 2, 76 - who cares.  It's HERPES.  Not herpes' little sister, or a variation on herpes, or sorta kinda like herpes in a way, or herpes the remix.  It is pure and simple herpes.  Cold sores and fever blisters are attributed to colds and fevers because the symptoms that accompany the outbreak are cold/flu-like symptoms, ie, cold/fever.  Please do not let anyone LESSEN the idea that this sore is evidence that someone is infected with the herpes virus... no matter their age.  And please understand that you can STILL contract and/or transmit the herpes virus even when there is no outward evidence of an outbreak.
906712
Of course she can get a cold sore, anyone can get one. Just treat it with some cold sore meds.
210630
I am sorry to say but Mike is WRONG:\nThere are two types of Herpes,  Herpes simplex type I or II. Either type can infect the mouth or genitals (if you're really unlucky you can have 4 lifelong infections going at the same time: HSV1 and 2 in the upper body, HSV1 and 2 in the lower body. This would be very rare). When your incfected, the virus "hides" in the nervous system between outbreaks. It will protect you from a new infection of the same type, not of another type.\nOnly about 25% of Americans over the age of 12 DO NOT have antibodies against one of the two (standard test for exposure and infection).\nHSV1 is extremely prevalent (very easy to pass on, quite innocently, just by an injudicious kiss to a baby). Most everybody (up to 90% of the population) has antibodies against HSV1 by the time they're 50.\nAbout 20 to 30% of the population has antibodies against HSV2, more women than men (infection is easier for females), but HSV1 is fast becoming a major cause of genital herpes.\nMost people with HSV1 have just "fever blisters". Some have it bad, a terrible rash from the nose down to the chest, inside the mouth, it looks like a case of pox. It can last a few days to over a week. Genital herpes is basically the same on the genitals, blisters and lesions, individually different how bad. \n\nNow about transmission: It mostly happens when you have a blister/blisters going, through direct skin-to-skin contact. Avoid physical contact with the area from the time of the first symptoms (tingling, itching, burning) until all sores are completely healed, not just scabbed-over. Also try to prevent self-infection to other areas of your body. Wash your hands with soap and water if you touch a sore. Better yet, don't touch the sores.\nUnfortunately, the virus can sometimes  spread , when no signs or symptoms are present. This is called "Asymptomatic Transmission." Often people don't know they are infected, these people may have symptoms so mild they don't notice them at all or else don't recognize them as herpes. They can also spread it. Still, asymptomatic transmission appears to be far less likely than spreading the virus when lesions are present.
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First of all, it doesn't come from "nasty people who have sex with many people". That girl is such a moron. Anyway, you may become infected by someone who is carrying the virus by having sexual relations with them. This also includes oral sex. You've seen people with cold sores, right? If someone has oral sex with another person who has the disease they may contract oral herpes. Same idea with genital herpes. If someone has herpes they may have active outbreaks or they may never have an outbreak in their life. They may not even know they have the virus but they are still able to pass it on. Even if you use protection there is still a chance to contract the disease. \nThere is no cure for herpes. It lies dormant in your spinal cord until it activates, then it rises to the surface of the skin to the spot where the disease was first contracted. It causes painful red sores that usually last for 1-2 weeks.
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Yes you can. You can get an Std from a hj if the girls has one and she touches her vagina then touches your penis. Also, even if you cover your peeter during a bj you can get herpes and other STDs especially if there is a hole in the condom. I am glad that you are taking the proper precautions. Although these are all possibilities it is rare.
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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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herpes can be transmitted with or without the presence of sores or other symptoms, and is often transmitted by people who are unaware that they are infected.\n\nThe following link has ways the virus is spreaded.\n\nhttp://www.globalherbalsupplies.com/herpes/transmission.html#how_is_herpes_spread
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I'm so sorry to even have the knowledge to tell you this. I contracted HSV from a boyfriend of a year after he had unprotected sex with some slut in Atlanta and then crawled into my bed. Now I am in new relationship with a man I've known for nearly two years. I will have to tell him about herpes too. After herpes, everything in my life changed, but it wasn't the disease that hurts the most -it's the stigma, hurt, and the inability to trust someone else. After the first outbreak it's pretty much smooth sailing except all those old feelings are brought up with every new outbreak. Three years ago, I had a relationship with a man who admitted after we had dated and had sex for nine months that he had herpes. At first, I was okay with it until I realized that he lied to me. He lied by not saying anything. He made the decision that I wasn't a person enough to decide whether I wanted herpes in my life. Then I wondered, "What other decisions is he making for me?" That was scary. Then Mr. I'm Getting Kicks in Atlanta took my ability to choose. He decided that it would be easier to not tell me that there was another person in our bed than to tell me the truth. Someone has already taken your ability to choose, but you and I have no right to do that to someone else. You don't want to go into your new relationship and have someone feel that way about you. Approximately 1 in 4 people have genital herpes and really it's no big deal. The stigma is the thing that ruins people's lives. If it didn't exist than there might be better relationships. I will be telling my next partner within as soon as sex comes up. Tell him in a relaxed setting (clothes on) and really talk to him. Tell him before you've had any sexual contact. It's okay if he's weirded out by it. Tell him, "I know what it feels like not to be valued as person because someone did that to me. I care for you and I want there to be no secrets between us. I have herpes." Give him an envelope filled with reading material so that he can see for himself. Then quickly tell him what herpes means, i.e. a noncurable skin condition. Try to be as positive as possible, he is going to look for cues from you to understand how to feel. Personally, I won't be choosing another sex partner now before marriage. I know this makes this harder, but I consider this a huge warning to not trust "Goodtime Charlie" with a go-round with my body. It's worth more than that.
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If you have Herpes Simplex you can potentially infect your partner even though you do not have an outbreak. So your friend may or may not have infected her spouse. Your first outbreak is usually your worst so he would surely know if he had Herpes. You will feel achy, feverish and develop lesions on genitalia. She would be most contagious during an outbreak so at that time they would definitely want to avoid intercourse.
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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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You're an idiot dood. There is absolutely no way any virus of sexual kind could be transmitted through water, expecially water that is over 100 degress like there is in hot tubs. Hear me? NO WAY, ZIP, NADA the only thing u can contract is if you kissed them and one had oral herpes which 50 percent of the population has one type of herpes usually aquired in childhood from a virus not from sexual contact, and the other is the one with reacurring outbreaks.
498002
You can get herpes, if she has herpes type 1, as has already been mentioned, and if she has oral gonorrhea or chlamydia, you can get that too.
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Herpes is contracted through direct skin contact (not necessarily in the genital area) with an infected person. The virus travels through tiny breaks in the skin or through moist areas, but symptoms may not appear for up to a month or more after infection.
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Yes there is a chance you will get it if your partner has it. \nI just found out after almost 4 years of marriage I have genital herpes. My husband and I dont practice safe sex however I take my medication daily that knocks his chance of getting it down by 50%, thats not to say he doesnt have it and shows no symptoms. 70% of people who have HSV has a partner that shows no signs. Get a blood test before you sleep with them to make sure you indeed dont have herpes. 1 in 5 people have it. \nCondoms are not 100% either. Herpes can be on the testes, buttocks,inner theighs. \nBe as careful as you can, but there are no guarntees.
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No- there is no way to get herpes if your partner doesn't have it.  Your partner should be tested though to make sure he doesn't have it-  just because someone doesn't have sores, doesn't mean they don't have it.
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no, herpes is in your system to stay