Question:
i have genital hsv is it in my blood? lets say i have a cut on my finger does this evil virus come out through my blood.what are the chances i would pass it on to afamily member if they came in contact with the blood.



thanx why me?

Answer:
well the antibodies to it are in your blood for sure but i dont really know the answer to that one. I did find some info about it being in body fluids and posted it on here under a different category. I cut and paste it below....dont know if it helps any.



found on a website:
"To infect people, the herpes simplex viruses (both 1 and 2) must access the body through broken skin or a mucous membrane such as inside the mouth or on the genital area. Each virus can be carried in bodily fluids (such as saliva, semen, fluid in the female genital tract) or in fluid from herpes sores. The risk for infection is highest with direct contact of blisters or sores during an outbreak."

Also, on another website (http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/inf...al/herpes.html)

it says "Herpes simplex virus type 2 can be passed in the urine or genital discharge of an infected person."

Answer:
I'm 99% sure it's not like the HIV virus, meaning it is not transmitted through blood. The ways to transmit it is through skin to skin contact in an area that is a mucus membrane. Meaning: skin around your genitals, skin around your mouth, and skin around your eyes. The skin around those areas is thinner and the virus can live there.

Just wash your hands after any time you touch down there to be safe because if you touch yourself and then rub your eyes or your mouth, I heard you can transmit it there and possibly get an outbreak in one of those areas. It's much harder for HSV-2 to survive orally, but it can happen.

Answer:
:grin: The virus resides on the nerves near the areas they are known to infect. They stay 'dormant' until they are triggered (several things can trigger this) then they travel down the nerve to the ends where they are 'active' and the outbreaks occur. I don't believe they travel through your blood like HIV virus' do.

Drugs like acyclovir act on the ability of the virus to replicate (who said Biology class was a waste?) and decrease the symptoms that come along with the outbreaks. Virus' are no more than a protein 'coat' surrounding DNA, and the problem that they have developing a "cure" against them is they are able to change very rapidly in response to anything that inhibits their replecation. They are excellent examples of 'Natural Selection'.