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Question:

A person (claiming to be a pre-med student) told another person on the forum that cold sores are NOT the herpes simplex virus. She said she gets them all the time but warned that they were contagious.

Good grief! You would think that if you were going to put your source as "pre-med" you may actually do some research before spouting completely false answers. Right?

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Yeah that's ridiculous. I can't stand when people answer a question and they obviously know nothing about the subject. Especially the ones who copy and paste answers about serious stuff.

I personally have genital herpes so I feel like I have pretty good knowledge of the virus. And yes cold sores are a form of herpes, they are herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1), and can be passed to children and other adults just by simply kissing them. Herpes simplex 2 (HSV-2) are genital herpes. There is even herpes zoster (or shingles) which can be a rash anywhere on your body.

People need to educated themselves more about this before they go answering questions they don't know about.

I totally agree with you on this.

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i knoe..pretty sad

I agree, but maybe she hasn't got that far yet.maybe yes but i dont think that cold sores are a herpes because my little girl and my little boy both get them and they are 3 and 4

hmm good to know. thanks for the 2 points!

sorry suepooh23, but cold sores are a form of herpes.

I'm sorry JUST GOES TO SHOW , IF YOU NEED MEDICAL ADVICE GO TO THE DOCTOR.AND A COLD SORE IS A STRAIN OF HERPES VIRAL..

there are many different types of herpes virus. people hear "herpes" and they think STDs. Cold sores are herpes, just not the same as the ones that you get "down there". Cold sores are treated with the same meds as genital herpes. If you get cold sores, you are a carrier, and you cannot cure it, it is the same way with genital herpes. I got cold sores when I was pregnant with my son, and it put me in the hospital for 3 days, he is now a carrier also. All I can say is, pre-med bull sh*t, i knew all that even before I got cold sores.

I agree with you, but again if people think that they are getting advice from a doctor/lawyer etc. on youqa.com they may need a reality check. Unfortunately someone might actually take some of the awful advice posted on this forum. People need to understand that if you have a medical condition or fear that they have something please seek a physician.

That is truly sad. That information is old as Methuselah! Has this person been on another planet or something? Herpes simplex 1 and Herpes simplex 2.one's above the waist and one's below..need I say more?

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