Question:
When I discussed stds with my partner and mentioned I get cold sores. I asked the same. They only got a fever blister once when they were really sick with a high fever. They were tested for all stds including herpes and all was negative.

Isn't a fever blister the same as a cold sore and isn't this HSV1?
I know this is a rhetorical question. Usually you see fever blister/cold sore when HSV1 is mentioned in text.

Answer:
When I discussed stds with my partner and mentioned I get cold sores. I asked the same. They only got a fever blister once when they were really sick with a high fever. They were tested for all stds including herpes and all was negative. A fever blister is herpes and a cold sore is herpes too.

Isn't a fever blister the same as a cold sore and isn't this HSV1? Yes, fever blisters are the herpes virus and usually it's herpes simplex virus type-1.

I know this is a rhetorical question. Usually you see fever blister/cold sore when HSV1 is mentioned in text. It's all herpes just the same... not a bad question at all.

Angela :wink:

Answer:
thanks. you can still have a negative HSV blood test even though you had an outbreak 1 time?

Answer:
thanks. you can still have a negative HSV blood test even though you had an outbreak 1 time? A person either has herpes or they don't have herpes. It's important to have proper herpes testing done the 1st time in order to find out what the correct status is.

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Hope this helps,

Angela :wink: