when is hsv 2 most contagious?
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Herpes is most contagious when sores are open and wet, because fluid from herpes blisters easily spreads the virus. But herpes can also “shed” and get passed to others when there are no sores and your skin looks totally normal. Most people get herpes from someone who doesn't have any sores.
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HSV-2 is commonly found in the genital area and is passed through vaginal and anal sex, but it can also be passed to the mouth through oral sex. It is uncommon for HSV-2 to be found on the lips, but it is becoming more common to find HSV-1 in the genital area.
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The herpes simplex virus – or "cold sore virus" – is highly contagious and can be easily passed from person to person by close direct contact. After someone has contracted the virus, it remains inactive (dormant) most of the time.
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How long can herpes go undetected? Once you've contracted HSV, there will be an incubation period — the time it takes from contracting the virus until the first symptom appears. The incubation period for HSV-1 and HSV-2 is the same: 2 to 12 days.
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But either type can spread to the face or genitals through close contact, such as kissing or oral sex. Shared eating utensils, razors and towels might also spread HSV -1. Cold sores are most contagious when you have oozing blisters because the virus easily spreads through contact with infected body fluids.
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Infectious Despite High-Dose Herpes Treatment After a one-week washout period, they switched to the active or placebo treatment for another four weeks. The result: Swabs were 95% less likely to test positive for HSV-2 when a person was taking acyclovir. But even during treatment, people tested positive 3% of the time.
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HSV-2 is mainly transmitted during sex, through contact with genital surfaces, skin, sores or fluids of someone infected with the virus. HSV-2 can be transmitted from skin in the genital or anal area that looks normal and is often transmitted in the absence of symptoms.
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Cold sores are caused by infection with specific strains of HSV. HSV-1 is the strain that most commonly causes cold sores. However, HSV-2, the strain that causes genital herpes, can also cause cold sores. HSV is very contagious.
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Both HSV-1 and HSV-2 Can Cause Genital Herpes. While both HSV-1 and HSV-2 can infect the genitals, HSV-2 is much more likely to cause symptoms. Two viruses, herpes simplex 1 (HSV-1) and herpes simplex 2 (HSV-2), can cause a genital herpes infection.
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HSV-1 is mainly transmitted by oral-to-oral contact to cause infection in or around the mouth (oral herpes). However, HSV-1 can also be transmitted through oral-genital contact to cause infection in or around the genital area ( genital herpes).
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If a HSV-1 outbreak occurs in or near the eyes, there's a chance it may develop into 'ocular herpes' which is a potentially serious infection and can even lead to blindness. On the other hand, HSV-2 has less risk of serious complications, although pregnant women with genital herpes should talk to their gynaecologist.
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Cold sores are contagious until they go away completely, which usually takes about two weeks.
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An infection caused by herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2) and usually associated with lesions in the genital or anal area. HSV-2 is very contagious and is transmitted by direct contact, including sexual contact, with someone who has the virus (even if lesions are not visible).
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Genital herpes is very easy to pass on (contagious) from the first tingling or itching of a new outbreak (before any blisters appear) to when sores have fully healed.
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Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) causes the chickenpox infection. Most cases occur through contact with an infected person. The virus is contagious to those around you for one to two days before your blisters appear. VZV remains contagious until all blisters have crusted over.
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This is usually 1–2 days before the sore becomes visible. Sores remain highly contagious until the skin completely heals. This can take up to 15 days. During an outbreak, people should be careful not to transmit the virus to others.
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HSV-2 is a sexually transmitted infection that causes genital herpes. Both HSV-1 and HSV-2 infections are lifelong. An estimated 3.7 billion people under age 50 (67%) have HSV-1 infection globally.