HERPES

Can my Niece get Herpes from the toilet seat?

30 March, 2014

Dear Dr. Tom: My 17 yr. old niece has full blown herpes. I am wondering if it is possible that my 6 yr. old niece can get this by accidental transmission of urine from the toilet seat. THANK YOU, CONCERNED AUNT DONNA Dr. Tom’s Response: Dear Concerned Aunt Donna: Transmission of herpes from urine on […]

I Acquired Herpes Thirty Years Ago

Dear Dr. Tom: Hi. I am a 58 year old male who acquired Herpes thirty years ago. For the most part, I experience frequent attacks on my penis, upper buttocks, both thighs, with a high frequency. Each area seems to have five to eight attacks per year, with little correlation between them. Four months ago, […]

Can you Give me info on Herpetic Neuralgia?

Dear Dr. Tom: Hi!! My name is Lorene and I am doing a paper on post herpetic neuralgia. I have been trying to find some information but not much luck. I am trying to find a pathophysiology, risk factors, etiology and clinical manifestations (nursing stuff). While waiting for your response, I will be checking other […]

How could my Girlfriend with Herpes 1 give Herpes to our Baby?

Dear Dr. Tom: My girlfriend and i just had a baby, the baby was diagnosed with herpes after we needed to bring him into the hospital for seizures. We both new my girlfriend had herpes 1, but did not tell the doctors, and she did have a cesarian for other reasons. What would cause the […]

Can the blisters be Herpes Whitlow?

Dear Dr. Tom: I have had herpes now for about three years. In the last six months I have had blisters on my hands. I have very sensitive skin and some lotions bother me. I am a hairdresser/nail tech so I went to the doctor about my hands and she said it was herpes. She […]

I got Herpes from Having Oral Sex with my Boyfriend

Dear Dr. Tom: I got herpes several months ago from having oral sex with my boyfriend. Since I was diagnosed, I have not had another identifiable outbreak. A few itchy spots, a bump or two, but they did not blister and scab over the way the initial outbreak did. (I do shave my bikini area, […]

Is Herpes Simplex I, airborne?

24 March, 2014

Dear Dr. Tom: What is Herpes Simplex I? How do you contract it? How contagious is it? Is Herpes Simplex I, a sexual transmitted diseases? Is Herpes Simplex I, airborne? Dr. Tom’s Response: Dear Anonymous: 1. Herpes simplex virus type 1 is a member of the herpes group associated with but not restricted to the […]

Is this a Possible Allergic Reaction or Herpes?

Dear Dr. Tom: I have been having some discomfort in my vaginal area for a while. Each time I feel like this I go to my doctor for a pap smear and nothing shows up. My GYN said that it could be a possible allergic reaction to the kind of soap I use or the […]

Is Herpes only a Sexually Transmitted Disease?

Dear Dr. Tom: Is herpes only a sexually transmitted disease? Dr. Tom’s Response: Dear Anonymous: No. Herpes is not exclusively a sexually transmitted disease. For example, I am aware of a child bitten on the cheek in a day care center by another pre-school child. The bitten child began to have recurrences of herpetic lesions […]

Can Valtrex be passed on to my Baby?

Dear Dr. Tom: Can valtrex be passed on to my baby through breast milk and can valtrex be sporadically released into my system weeks after an outbreak, stored in cells? I have periodic problems with my son that can’t be explained. Dr. Tom’s Response: Dear Anonymous: Standard drug reference source on this product indicates no […]