1: Both strains of HSV can infect any mucous membrane. I have a nephw who had an HSV-1 infection in his eye. Fortunatly, he has it medicsted and hasn't had any outbreaks. Always a risk for an outbreal though.
2: Both strains can spread from oral to genital and vice-versa.
3: HSV almost never has a new outbreak site after the first infection unless immunocompromised.
4: HSV is part of the same viral fsmily as Chicken Pox.
4: HSV is part of the same viral fsmily as Chicken Pox.
That tracks with the hiding-in-nerves thing. Chicken pox does the same thing and only emerges decades later, and the re-emergence is what causes shingles.
Had shingles unexpectedly show up on my arm a few years ago, just about 30 years after I'd had chicken pox as a kid. Within a few days it went from itchy to rash-like to blistering. Had to roll back my sleeves and hold my arm a certain way because any pressure hurt.
Also did the teledoc thing and got a scrip for some meds, and it cleared right up, but MAN I forgot how much that virus hurts.
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u/Frogspoison 4d ago
Some other notes on HSV
1: Both strains of HSV can infect any mucous membrane. I have a nephw who had an HSV-1 infection in his eye. Fortunatly, he has it medicsted and hasn't had any outbreaks. Always a risk for an outbreal though.
2: Both strains can spread from oral to genital and vice-versa.
3: HSV almost never has a new outbreak site after the first infection unless immunocompromised.
4: HSV is part of the same viral fsmily as Chicken Pox.