Can I get herpes just by laying next to someone with it.?
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No you will not get genital herpes just by laying next to someone with the virus. To get genital herpes you have to have direct skin to skin contact or have sex with them. So unless you are rubbing your genital areas together, or having sex with that person you ARE NOT going to get it.
And your doctor is right for the most part. Usually doctors diagnose genital herpes by a physical exam, and also a pap smear for women. There is a blood test that they can do, but they have be shown to be really inaccurate, giving negative results, when you do in fact have the virus. The first or primary outbreak usually occurs 2-14 days after being infected. So unless you have had an outbreak, chances are you probably don't have the virus.
There is nothing you can really do to help your friend, just be there for him. It's not a deadly STD, and it is totally treatable with medication.
The sores caused by genital herpes are extremely painful on your first outbreak. They sort of looks like cysts or blisters rather than small pimples. You can "pop" them, but that is REALLY bad to do. If you pop them, the puss and fluid from them can get on the skin around it and cause more sores to appear! The best thing a person can do when they are having an outbreak is to leave them alone! Take the medicine the doctor prescribes you and don't touch your sores! They will heal better the less you touch them and irritate them. And ALWAYS wash your hands after you have touched them.
You can't tell if someone has genital herpes just by looking at them, or their genital area. Even if they show no signs of the virus, like sores, they can still be "shedding" the virus, which means they can pass it to you. Always wear a condom, or if you are a girl, insist the guy does. Even though condoms are not 100%, they are the safest thing you can do to protect yourself from STDS, other than abstinence.
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ask them
You will know if you have it, trust me. I don't think you would get it unless you both sleep naked together and rub his genitals on yours. If you are having sex you might have it. It is mostly dangerous when he is having an outbreak but you can still get it if he isn't. Try a search on health.yahoo.com
as long as there ws no type of sexually contact or open contact,meaning open wounds,sores things like that have to touch for u to become exposed..don't touch any pimples or warts ur friend has because you may have an open pore u don't know about!!
You're not going to catch it by laying next to him. He has to be experiencing a breakout with blisters and have sex with you. There is a medicine he can get that will help him not have breakouts as often.Its called Valtrex..it suppresses the virus.. This virus can lay dormant for years without the person knowing they have it. But they can still pass it on to someone else. Thats why protecting yourself by using a condom is very important. Tell your friend that it is nothing to be ashamed of or feel bad about. 2 out of every 5 people you come across everyday has this virus. Just make sure you do your part..take precautions.
no, you can't catch it just by laying in the same bed. i mean it would be like you going to walmart and passing by someone with it just about everyone would have some kind of disease. however, kissing or sexual contact, exchange of bodily fluids, then yes.
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doctors i also know someone with it
OOh, another touchy subject. There a few strains of herpes that affect different parts of the body (all of which can and, in the case of most herpes sufferers, probably have been used to perform a sexual act - simple truth) and show up, during 'outbreaks', as skin ulcers or rashes. Herpes, being classified as an STD requires direct, or indirect, bodily contact in order to be transferred from one person to another. In most cases contact with the affected area must be made to allow the herpes virus to be transferred. in other cases wearing the undergarments, or using un-sanitized instruments that have come into contact with affected areas, have also been know to spread the virus. It is true that the only way to tell if you've got it or not is if you have an outbreak. It is also true, regrettably, that you can get it from someone who is not having an outbreak. This means that you can get it from someone who has, as yet, not shown signs of having it. Now the good news: while making contact (your parts to their parts - mouth included) does put you at a higher risk for contracting herpes, just sleeping next to someone with it does not.
your doctors lying, you can be tested for herpes without an outbreak
you have to have sexual contact boo boo thats why it's called a sexually transmitted disease because it's transmitted sexually
I would suggest that you tell this person that , though theres nothing "wrong " with him, you don't want to hang out with him anymore.
Tell him you still like him as a friend. Just a long distance friend.
Tell him that you read this advice from some idiot on the internet who really seemed to know what he was talking about.
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So Your Friend Is Infected, how to stay away from slimey germ bags.
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