Herpes zoster is the same viral infection that causes chicken pox, and the herpes zoster virus can live in the body for years after the case of chicken pox is gone, and re-emerge as the painful blisters of shingles. The same medication can be used to treat both infections, but a higher dose is used when treating shingles. Note that the blisters on your arms and legs may not actually be related to herpes at all. You should see your physician for an evaluation. We use cookies to give you the best possible user experience.
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Home Ask an Expert Herpes and Shingles? Ask An Expert Herpes and Shingles? This begs the question: Why are we so scared of something so common? Most of the answer lies, again, in misinformation. The general gist of herpes is pretty misunderstood. Both types of herpes are spread through physical contact, and both can be transmitted by kissing, oral sex, and bodily fluids.
Far too many people remain in the dark about their chances of having herpes, and they are unnecessarily judgmental of those who have it. The truth is, the disease is only visible during a breakout, which may only happen once during the lifetime of someone who is infected.
In short, yes — and that's OK! Unlike HSV-2, which is almost entirely transmitted through skin-to-skin contact, HSV-1 is transmitted via oral-to-oral contact, usually resulting in orolabial herpes, or cold sores around the mouth. These cold sores, which are also known as fever blisters, can be extremely painful and take two to three weeks to heal completely. The cold sores can also appear on other parts of your body , like the inside of your mouth, on your face, or inside your nose.
Internal Medicine. Colds sores and shingles are distinct viruses, but you can think of them as cousins since they have the same great, great, great-grandparents belong to the same viral subfamily, Alphaherpesvirinae. They have similar structures, but they cause very different infections.
Shingles is caused by the chickenpox virus that infected you as a child, and then went into hiding in nerve cells near your spinal cord, the dorsal root ganglion. There are medications you can take to reduce the severity of cold sores and the number of outbreaks you have.
You need a booster shot of antibodies from the vaccine to protect yourself from shingles before that virus reappears.
Jeanne Morrison, PhD. It is possible to spread oral herpes to other parts of the body.
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