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Unrelated to the discussion at hand. Yes there is the possibility of asymptomatic transmission. The OP said no one should be shamed for this virus. I'm saying b

Unrelated to the discussion at hand. Yes there is the possibility of asymptomatic transmission. The OP said no one should be shamed for this virus. I'm saying bullshit. If someone sneezes on you when they have the flu, yes, shame on them. If someone kisses their child when they have a herpetic sore, yes, shame on them.

SketchySeaBeast 6y ago
Neither of those would be shamed for the virus, those would be shamed for being a jerk, exact same as not wearing a mask when you know you should. Just like having Covid is nothing to be ashamed of, no one should be shamed for having cold sores.
- tengbretson 6y ago
  Then all you're doing is making a distinction so that you can defend against a position nobody in this conversation was taking. Look through the thread. Is anyone making the case that the mere existence of the virus in a person is worthy of scorn? Or are all of the people you are bothering to make counter points to condemning those that carelessly transmit it? An act that you yourself claimed made someone a "jerk." It sounds to me like we are actually in agreement in practice, but that you want to use this as a spot to argue against a straw man with weak platitudes.
  - SketchySeaBeast 6y ago
    You're missing Echelon's point and clearly aren't aware of the reality of having HSV-1 or 2. There's a huge stigma just for having a cold sore. Kids are made fun of in school for it. People are thought of as being sexually promiscuous for catching it. That's not right. The passive spread of a disease that can be caught when the transmitters has no symptoms and may very well have never had symptoms is not something to cause shame.
    - hndamien 6y ago
      If you are aware, you can feel shedding when you are “asymptomatic”. You can treat this with acyclovir.
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Unrelated to the discussion at hand. Yes there is the possibility of asymptomatic transmission. The OP said no one should be shamed for this virus. I'm saying b

by tengbretson 6y ago

SketchySeaBeast 6y ago
Neither of those would be shamed for the virus, those would be shamed for being a jerk, exact same as not wearing a mask when you know you should. Just like having Covid is nothing to be ashamed of, no one should be shamed for having cold sores.
- tengbretson 6y ago
  Then all you're doing is making a distinction so that you can defend against a position nobody in this conversation was taking. Look through the thread. Is anyone making the case that the mere existence of the virus in a person is worthy of scorn? Or are all of the people you are bothering to make counter points to condemning those that carelessly transmit it? An act that you yourself claimed made someone a "jerk." It sounds to me like we are actually in agreement in practice, but that you want to use this as a spot to argue against a straw man with weak platitudes.
  - SketchySeaBeast 6y ago
    You're missing Echelon's point and clearly aren't aware of the reality of having HSV-1 or 2. There's a huge stigma just for having a cold sore. Kids are made fun of in school for it. People are thought of as being sexually promiscuous for catching it. That's not right. The passive spread of a disease that can be caught when the transmitters has no symptoms and may very well have never had symptoms is not something to cause shame.
    - hndamien 6y ago
      If you are aware, you can feel shedding when you are “asymptomatic”. You can treat this with acyclovir.
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