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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
 A possible location of 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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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
Cycle of Oral & Genital Herpes Transmission to the appearence of Symptoms.


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.

Transmission of Herpes in a HIV patient can have serious consequences.

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.




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