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>I've had it on both sides of my lips which probably means that i have both - HSV1 and HSV2. That also means that i never going to get it anywhere else on my bo
by snowwindwaves 8y ago
>I've had it on both sides of my lips which probably means that i have both - HSV1 and HSV2. That also means that i never going to get it anywhere else on my body (once any one site in the body gets infected with herpes the rest of the body develops immunity
This is all contrary to my understanding.
You can definitely spread either strain to other areas of your body. You can spread it around your mouth more and transfer it from your mouth to your genitals.
Thinking you can't get it more will not lead to pleasant outcomes.
- yakshaving_jgt 8y agoTo clarify: you don't spread herpes around your mouth or genitals, because that's not where herpes takes up latency. HSV takes up latency in usually either the dorsal root ganglion (which typically presents with lesions in the genital region), or in the trigeminal ganglion which typically presents with oral lesions. You are right that infection with one strain does not necessarily grant immunity to infection with another strain. It is also not true that oral lesions necessarily indicate HSV1 infection, and that genital lesions necessarily indicate HSV2 infection. Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK47447/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK47447/