Can I Transmit Herpes Through Kissing?

I was just recently diagnosed as well with HSV 2 and I'm afraid to pass it to my son. Please tell me what are my chances of passing this disease to my son. If I should kiss him on the lips or on the cheek? This is taking a toll on my life as a single mom.

 

 

w.b

Sincerly,

 

Worried Mom

I am living with herpes for 8 years old and become a member of herpes dating site http://herpesmates.com/. at first I would only date people that already had it, but now I have the courage to have 'The Talk' and have been very successful, all of this has been because of the support and friendship I received from the site and still continue to receive. The stigma itself is FAR FAR worse than the disease itself, its just a minor skin condition...

I am living with herpes for 8 years old and become a member of herpes dating site http://herpesmates.com/. at first I would only date people that already had it, but now I have the courage to have 'The Talk' and have been very successful, all of this has been because of the support and friendship I received from the site and still continue to receive. The stigma itself is FAR FAR worse than the disease itself, its just a minor skin condition...

This is no way to meet people. Support groups can be ok but not these dating sites. You don't know the people that join and I wouldn't trust anyone on any kind of dating site anyway! Why are people so willing to trust the internet? I was abducted due to this so called internet trust and wouldn't want it to happen to anyone else. Be careful of these sites!

As for kissing, yes, it is possible to transmit, even though rare since saliva contains virus when you are shedding it.

I'd like to hear Dr Greyson's oppinion on the following article and to answer the following question.

 

I would hate giving herpes to anyone. It was a devastating experience for me, because the woman who gave it to me, didn't tell me about her infection, and gave it to me on my genitals and mouth.

 

How can I found out what type I have on my mouth? The medical personal at Boston Medical STD's clinic had a very hard time diagnosing my genital herpes even when I had an outbreak, let alone other places I went to. I had to go 4 times.

 

This is the article and the source is this: http://www.herpes.com/hsv1-2.html

 

"People don't understand that you can have type 1 genitally or orally, that the two types are essentially the same virus,' says Marshall Clover, manager of the National Herpes Hotline." One type is associated with stigma, the other is "'just a cold sore"- our society has a euphemism for it so we don't even have to acknowledge that it's herpes.''

The common myth is that HSV-1 causes a mild infection that is occasionally bothersome, but never dangerous. The reality? HSV-1 is usually mild, especially when it infects the lips, face, or genitals. However, in some cases type 1 can recur spontaneously in the eye, causing ocular herpes, a potentially serious infection which can lead to blindness. In very rare cases HSV- 1 can spread spontaneously to the brain, causing herpes encephalitis, a dangerous infection that can lead to death. HSV-1 is also the usual cause of herpes whitlow, an infection on the finger, and "wrestler's herpes," (herpes gladiatorum) a herpes infection on the chest or face.

The range and potential severity of HSV-1 infections lead some experts to view the virus as more risky than usually perceived. "This is heresy, but I think type 1 is a more significant infection than type 2," says Spotswood Spruance, MD, an oral HSV specialist at the University of Utah. "Type 1, and the morbidity associated with it, are underestimated."

By comparison, HSV-2 is widely believed to be a painful, dangerous infection that affects only people with very active sex lives. The reality? Some 22% of adult Americans from all backgrounds, income levels, and ethnic groups have HSV-2. Like HSV-1, type 2 is usually mild-so mild that two- thirds of infected people don't even know they have it. Type 2 rarely causes complications or spreads to other parts of the body. It is the most common cause of neonatal herpes, a rare but dangerous infection in newborns; however, type 1 causes up to one-third of neonatal infections.

 

Really appreciate your views on this.

 

BT