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Transmission of Herpes Virus
Learn about How Herpes Transmission takes place?
Herpes is one of the most common disease all over the world. And the single
biggest reason for this is the ease with which herpes transmission can occur
from an infected individual to uninfected individual.
Herpes Transmission
 This picture depicts a common lesion when the Herpes Zoster infects a region on
left side of a male patient.
Transmission of Herpes Virus:
Someone with an Herpes simplex virus lesions in the mouth can transmit the
infection to a other person through oral contact. Oral sex is another major
possibility, this may cause frequent episodes of herpes lesions in and around
the genital area of the infected person. However after infection with the
virus symptoms can also surface on other parts of the body, such as on a
finger, back, in the mouth, face etc.
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site visitors The cut/broken skin areas, soft moist tissues of the
genitals and mouth are the most susceptible, vulnerable and exposed body
parts to herpes simplex virus. When these areas come into contact with the herpes viruses, transmission of herpes is the most
effortless. Skin on the other body parts is more thicker and doesn't easily
lets the virus to go through.
The virus can shed from the body through the area which shows symptoms, skin
around the genital area, saliva, and even when there are no apparent
symptoms. This is called viral shedding.
Herpes Transmission

You should always bear in mind that any skin area of an infected person that
has ever shown herpes symptoms or has been infected with herpes virus has the
capability of shedding herpes virus frequently. Although its not know when
does this happens. So highly contagious herpes transmission can even occur even when those
infected do not show physical symptoms or signs.
When both individuals have herpes then partner A can
insert the infection into additional areas on the partner B which may lead to other areas
to show symptoms like lesions or blisters.
Under the following circumstances herpes transmission can occur:
- If a person who kisses someone and has a oral lesions (cold sores), the virus can
easily be passed to the the uninfected person through the saliva or by the fluid in the lesions.
- If a person engages in oral sex and has oral herpes there is big herpes transmission
probability.
- In case a person showing symptoms of genital herpes indulges in sex, the uninfected partner can get
genital herpes easily. A person who performs oral sex on another person
with genital herpes can catch the infection on the mouth. Interestingly,
semen does not carries the herpes simplex viruses.
- The number and frequency of outbreaks may vary in a particular year but there comes a period when the
person infected with herpes viruses can transmit it even without any symptoms
(sub clinical or viral
shedding).
- However infection from objects like towels, bath tubs, toilet seats hasn't been proved. And
herpes virus tends not to survive in hostile surroundings being fragile, but
the possibility of transmission this way cannot be ruled out completely. Sexual toys
should be an important consideration.

In conclusion: Herpes transmission primarily occurs through broken, soft
areas of the skin such as mucous membranes in the mouth and genitals, when it
comes in direct contact with infected skin.
Recurrences don't mean that you have again contracted the same virus. It may
be because of other herpes virus types or the area showing symptoms may be
served by the same nerve cell which previously showed symptoms elsewhere. |