I'm a 15 year old male..and I've been noticing along with some acne..I have cold sores around my mouth. I'm a virgin..and I sometimes have cold sores around my mouth. I heard that this was a stage of just puberty from people..and people told me it's just a herpes simplex virus. Does this mean I actually have herpes? Like the STD kind of herpes? Or what..
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Cold Sores around mouth..Help!
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if you have never had sex or oral sex then you cannot get it, unless you have had a bad blood transfusion or shoot up from other peoples needles... i have cold sors and i have never dont any of the above.. its just the way i was born
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There's a kind of herpes virus that causes cold sores, and there's another kind of herpes virus that infects the genitals. Through oral sex, you can get the mouth version on your genitals and vice-versa. (Not sure if you can spread the oral type to the geintals by using your own saliva when you masturbate.)
It's very unlikely that you have STD (genital) version on your mouth if you haven't "been with" another person.
It's rare to be born with herpes (transmitted by the mother through her infected genitalia), and when it happens, it can cause very serious problems for the newborn. Oral herpes is very common in the U.S....a very large percentage of the population is infected with it.
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Cold sores are produced by the herpes virus, though usually by a different strain from genital herpes. One strain prefers mouths and the other prefers genitalia, but they will colonise the other's territory if you let them.This is not a stage of puberty, and when you have an outbreak you'll be infectious and could pass the virus to someone else if you kiss them or give them oral sex.
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Wow..That's scary..I've never 'been with' anyone beyond kissing and stuff..So I can actually give someone else herpes...? Will this herpes ever spread to the genetals? Or like..is it contagious? I see that it is but I'm confused kinda...like do I have the actual 'HERPES' everyone talks about sexually..or just a harmless version of it or what? I get them like every few weeks..I never used to until about a month ago. Around like my mustache area and around my mouth...I'll have like 2-3 Cold Sores..
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So I can actually give someone else herpes...?Yes, it's a contagious virus.> Will this herpes ever spread to the genetals?Possibly, if you give yourself or someone else oral sex. The mouth version of herpes can spread to the genitals.For the purposes of this discussion, there are TWO types of herpes: type 1 (also called HSV 1), that affects the mouth, and type 2 (also called HSV 2) that affects the genitals. Neither version is harmless, in that they can both cause discomfort when you have an outbreak.You have herpes type 1, the oral version. You can spread it to other people's mouths through kissing, or to their genitals if you give them oral sex. It is more likely to spread while you're having an outbreak. It is unlikely, but not impossible, that you can spread it if you're not having an outbreak.
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How the heck would I have herpes...lol..I'm tryin to figure out if there really cold sores or like infected blemishes or something...they seem and feel like Cold Sores...but wow..If there around my mouth..and I'm giving oral sex with my tounge or lips..how could they get it? Is it contained in the saliva too? Or what?
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"HSV-1 [the herpes simplex type 1 virus that causes cold sores) is usually transmitted from person to person by saliva or direct contact."Go to Google, type inherpes simplexread up on the subject, and come back with your questions.
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Well after some research and asking parents actually .. I dont have herpes..It's just acne..Because cold sores cant get on your chin and under your nostrils and stuff..Cold Sores can only get in your mucus membrane or RIGHT NEXT to it like on your lip..so I dont think I have herpes. It's like systic or asystic or something acne..which the blemishes are more cold-sore like...
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A lot of people who have cold sores received the virus from a kiss, mostly from family members who have the virus. You can have cold sores in other places other than the lips and nose and genitals. You can have it in your eyes, on your cheeks, chin, buttocks,legs and even on your fingers. A good way to tell if you have the HSV is to see a doctor, they can run a test. Also if you keep getting the sore in the same place, it may be a cold sore.
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When I was younger I had severe acne so I know what you are talking about.. very painful. On a slight different topic, and not sure of the severity fo your acne, but have you seen a dermatologist to help with your problem? I tried many different drugs for acne until they put me on acutane and cleared everything up. To this day I have a perfect complextion (With no scaring surprisingly) thanks to that drug.