The Herpes Thread!

littlek wrote:

Yep yep...... heard that joke before.

Feeling a little jaded, are we? :wink:

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Not jaded, I don't think. It was more of an eyeroll at the stale joke.

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Credit to joke goes to Mitch Hepburn. Except he says aids instead of herpes. Too bad he's dead, awesome comedian.

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I thought I remembered it as a joke about AIDs.

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Sorry I didn't capitalize "AIDS."

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You're sorry?

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Of course not!

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1 in 5 over 14 yrs old in the US?! Oh lord, that is high. Imagine you're sitting in a Denny's.....there's a good chance your waitress or the cook has herpes.

That's pretty crazy tho. I'm glad you have started this 'herpes awareness' campaign littlek. With fun exclamation marks and everything!!

pass the salt

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flushd wrote:

1 in 5 over 14 yrs old in the US?! Oh lord, that is high. Imagine you're sitting in a Denny's.....there's a good chance your waitress or the cook has herpes.

or a good chance that someone sitting at the table with you has herpes.

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Hell, with stats like those, the chances are surprisingly high that you have herpes yourself and don't even know it!

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[looks around]

Shocked

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you're right, of course

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I continue to be flabbergasted about how little people talk about this stuff - or know about it.

And, I'm saddened that so few people will joina thread to find out more - it's like posting about african politics.

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When I got my chickenpox vaccination (obviously never had it),
I was told that the chance of contracting the Varicella virus, and related shingles and herpes virus are very slim.

Although clinically not proven, the chickenpox vaccination that children
receive nowadays (it's mandatory in California), should prevent the
spread of the VZV (varicella zoster virus) which causes chickenpox,
shingles, and herpes.

Quote:

The varicella-zoster virus belongs to a group of herpes viruses that includes seven human viruses (it also includes animal viruses as well). Herpes viruses are similar in shape and size and reproduce within the structure of a cell. The particular cell depends upon the specific virus. The human herpes viruses are:

Herpes Simplex virus (the most common).
Varicella-zoster virus (VZV).
Cytomegalovirus (CMV).
Epstein-Barre virus (causes mononucleosis).
Human herpesvirus type 6 (causes roseola).
Human herpesvirus type 7 (HHV-7).
All herpes viruses share some common properties, including a pattern of active symptoms followed by latent inactive periods that can last for months, years, or even for a lifetime.

source: http://adam.about.com/reports/000082.htm

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I didn't know that the chickenpox vaccine would help prevent herpes transmition. It hasn't curbed it in the last couple decades, has it changed? Been improved?

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Probably not yet, littlek, as it's only mandatory since 2001 in California,
but I will look for some statistics in CA.

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If this is the type of information that can be learned in these threads, you should probably consider putting exclaimation points in all of them. You'll at least get me to come on in and take a look around.
This is facinating and educational stuff. Keep it coming.

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edit!

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Welllll.....

Someone is not just gonna talk about their herpes until you're gonna have sex with them (hopefully)

It's pretty much on a need to know basis.

My first husband had herpes when I married him.

I don't.

We were careful.

End of story.

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I didn't mean people should come in and tell us if they have herpes or any other disease. I meant the info about the stats and vaccines and all. Sheesh. Rolling Eyes

:wink:
You know, that wink strikes me as a little creepy considering the topic in here. Kindly disregard that.

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Calamity - I'm sorry, I was thinking of some other vaccine (mumps...?). The chicken pox vaccine has only been around since 1995. Would the vaccine for chicken pox be more effective for preventing herpes than having had chicken pox as a child? Both would build your immunities, but would they build the same way?

Chai, tis true. good work being careful. How long were you married for?

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