EHV-1 Informational Lecture - Questions & Answers - Part 1
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Donner has the kitty herpes virus
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Can I spread the herpes virus to my children?
In some situations yes you canThe answer is yes!
Herpes simplex viruses may be passed from person to person by contact with an infected individual's sores, either on the mouth or on the genitals. Herpes simplex infections may also be passed through saliva or genital fluids of someone who is infected with herpes but has no active symptoms at the time of contact.
See source link for more on herpes.ok here is the deal herpes has 2 types simplex a and simplex b i dont remember which is which but as i understand it they are both pretty much the same with the exception that one is oral the other is genetal
ok now this may get a little descriptive if so then please forgive me
if you have the oral kind i believe simplex a which is esentially what coldsores are then you prolly have already given it to your kids if you have ever kissed them
if it is simplex b the genetal kind you more or less need to engage in what i will refer to as a high transmission risk activity, i'm going to assume you know what i mean by that, with your kids for them to be high risk of getting it
also of note if you have simplex a you can give simplex b to somone else by giving them oral pleasure the same is also true if they have b then you can get a.
now i'm going to assume you have b and you are worried about giving your children b since you seem concerned about your kids i'm going to assume you are not engaging in high risk activities. which leaves other things like faucets and toilet seats
TOILET SEATS can be a form of transmission however it is VERY unlikely EXTREEMLY FEW reported cases as most std's do not survive long in an oxygen environment. it is even less likely for boys as they tend to sit less than girls. girls also have easier access on a toilet seat to a likely point of infection (eg the mucus producing membranes on pretty much the entire vaganal wall) howerev again there is not a high risk you would really need to leave some residue or secretion on the toilet seat that would be sat upon within a reletively short period of time in a manner that is not likely to be sat upon
so rule 1 lysol and or bleach wipe the toilet seat when youre finished all the time not just during outbreak as herpes can be passed even when you are not simptomatic
the faucet even less likely of b to b xmition possable b to a xmition
from genetal area to hand then reducing amount hand to faucet (increased exposure to o2 environment) then enters "sally or billy" turns on faucet then touches mouth or gets glass of water wich touches mouth... very unlikely that sally or billy will turn on faucet then be touching genetal region as people tend to GO then WIPE then WASH not wash then wipe then go there is a slight increase of risk if sally old enough to use tampons and or billy is old enough to do you know what with himself but...
in all honesty its NOT LIKELY but it's NOT IMPOSSABLE
If in doubt bleach wipe and or lysol and ask your doctor/ health care practitioner
also try a planned parenthood clinic they often have very informative pamphlets on various std's how they can be xmitted and how long they can survive in an 02 environment
Please Please Please Err on the side of caution.
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