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Old July 14th 04, 05:35 AM
prettybutrfly126
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Hi everybody,

I appologize if im in the wrong area in posting this. Im just so worried.
Today my sister came over and held my 11 week old baby and touched her
herpe outbreak that was on her upper arm. I totally forgot she had it and
now im worried that he may get it. Her outbreak is very dried out right
now. She tells me that its not contagious when its dry. But ive been
reading and I dont see anything that says thats true. Im so scared to
tell my fiance. What do you think? Do you think i should be scared? The
minute after he touched it i immediately washed his hand with
antibacterial soap...but i dont know if this is enough. Do any of you have
any information on herpes and how is passed on to another person?

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Old July 14th 04, 05:39 AM
Nan
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On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 00:35:01 -0400, "prettybutrfly126"
snuck out of the ether to utter:

Hi everybody,

I appologize if im in the wrong area in posting this. Im just so worried.
Today my sister came over and held my 11 week old baby and touched her
herpe outbreak that was on her upper arm. I totally forgot she had it and
now im worried that he may get it. Her outbreak is very dried out right
now. She tells me that its not contagious when its dry. But ive been
reading and I dont see anything that says thats true. Im so scared to
tell my fiance. What do you think? Do you think i should be scared? The
minute after he touched it i immediately washed his hand with
antibacterial soap...but i dont know if this is enough. Do any of you have
any information on herpes and how is passed on to another person?


http://www.herpes.com/Transmission.shtml

Nan
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when the sun goes down we'll be feelin' alright,
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Old July 14th 04, 05:34 PM
Hillary Israeli
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In outparenting.com,
prettybutrfly126 wrote:

*I appologize if im in the wrong area in posting this. Im just so worried.
* Today my sister came over and held my 11 week old baby and touched her
*herpe outbreak that was on her upper arm. I totally forgot she had it and
*now im worried that he may get it. Her outbreak is very dried out right
*now. She tells me that its not contagious when its dry. But ive been

Call your pediatrician. Do not screw around reading advice on the
internet. Call your pediatrician. Report back!

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"uber vaccae in quattuor partes divisum est."
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Old July 14th 04, 08:17 PM
prettybutrfly126
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Ok, besides reading whats on the internet reguarding herpes I went ahead
and called my babys pediatritian and he informed me that she may not have
herpes because its usually on the genitals or the mouth. He said she must
have invitigo which looks similar to herpes and is caught by contact. My
pediatrician said that as long as the baby didnt have an open wound than
its rare he will catch it. But if he shows any signs it will be within 21
days. So i will keep you all posted. Thanks for the help.

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Old July 15th 04, 04:43 PM
Hillary Israeli
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In outparenting.com,
prettybutrfly126 wrote:

*Ok, besides reading whats on the internet reguarding herpes I went ahead
*and called my babys pediatritian and he informed me that she may not have
*herpes because its usually on the genitals or the mouth. He said she must
*have invitigo which looks similar to herpes and is caught by contact. My
*pediatrician said that as long as the baby didnt have an open wound than
*its rare he will catch it. But if he shows any signs it will be within 21
*days. So i will keep you all posted. Thanks for the help.

That's good to hear.

That being said of course - now I wonder, DOES your sister have herpes, or
not? I mean, you said she did and of course we took you at your word, but
I personally had assumed you knew she had received a proper diagnosis of
herpes from a physician. If you know for a fact that your sister has
herpes, you should make sure the pediatrician understands that too. I had
a friend in college who had recurrent herpes on her distal thigh area
(kind of near her knee), it was definitely herpes, she had it cultured and
everything.

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"uber vaccae in quattuor partes divisum est."
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Old July 15th 04, 06:58 PM
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Hillary Israeli wrote:

That being said of course - now I wonder, DOES your sister have
herpes, or not?


Personally, I'm wondering about a doctor that's willing to make a diagnosis
of a third person based on a second-hand description. Maybe it IS impetigo,
but as you've mentioned, it is possible to have herpes (or shingles, which
after all is the same virus) on places other than the genitals or mouth.
Considering that it's a baby's health at possible risk, after all...

tristyn
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Old July 15th 04, 08:04 PM
Banty
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In article , tristyn says...

Hillary Israeli wrote:

That being said of course - now I wonder, DOES your sister have
herpes, or not?


Personally, I'm wondering about a doctor that's willing to make a diagnosis
of a third person based on a second-hand description. Maybe it IS impetigo,
but as you've mentioned, it is possible to have herpes (or shingles, which
after all is the same virus) on places other than the genitals or mouth.
Considering that it's a baby's health at possible risk, after all...


Shingles is a re-activatoin of herpes zoster (I think it is....) otherwise known
as "Chicken Pox".

Sounds more like the concern is regarding Herpes Simplex types 1 or 2, which
commonly appears on either the mouth or the genitals, but can find ways on nerve
pathways elsewhere as well.

Banty

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Old July 16th 04, 07:48 PM
tristyn
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Banty wrote:

Shingles is a re-activatoin of herpes zoster (I think it is....)
otherwise known as "Chicken Pox".


Can you not get shingles if you haven't had chicken pox, then? What if
you've had the varicella vax but not actually had the disease?

tristyn
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Old July 17th 04, 12:18 AM
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tristyn wrote:

Banty wrote:

Shingles is a re-activatoin of herpes zoster (I think it is....)
otherwise known as "Chicken Pox".



Can you not get shingles if you haven't had chicken pox, then? What if
you've had the varicella vax but not actually had the disease?

tristyn
www.tristyn.net



you dn't get shingles without having had chickenpox - you can however
catch chicken pox from someone with shingles

and anyone with a herpes skin disorder who allows it to come in contact
with an infant is grossly irresponsible -- they are risking giving an
infant a lifelong venereal disease through carelessness [assuming it is
Herpex and not the shingles form thereof which appeared to be the case
in the OP's note
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Old July 17th 04, 02:22 AM
Hillary Israeli
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In ,
tristyn wrote:

*Banty wrote:
*
* Shingles is a re-activatoin of herpes zoster (I think it is....)
* otherwise known as "Chicken Pox".
*
*Can you not get shingles if you haven't had chicken pox, then? What if
*you've had the varicella vax but not actually had the disease?

If you have never been infected with varicella virus (wild-type or
attenuated), you can't have shingles. Shingles occurs 3-4 times less often
in vaccinated people than in those who have had wild-type varicella
infections. Booster shots with Varivax or with a
currently-being-tested-hypothetical-future-Shingles-vaccine may at some
point be recommended to prevent shingles in older adults.

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"uber vaccae in quattuor partes divisum est."
not-so-newly minted veterinarian-at-large
 




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