Bugaloon t1_j6m5c4b wrote on January 31, 2023 at 8:28 AM

Reply to comment by FloatingSalamander in The amount of people that do not know that a cold sore is herpes is surprising. by BellyScratchFTW

I think most people only ever really refer to hsv2 as herpes, I've never heard hsv1 (cold sores) referred to as herpes, because it's a bit alarmist.

FloatingSalamander t1_j6m5em5 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 8:29 AM

Both herpes 1 and 2 can give you genital and oral ulcers

Bugaloon t1_j6m5hfq wrote on January 31, 2023 at 8:30 AM

Sure, but I've never heard anyone call a cold sore herpes.

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pitshands t1_j6n6afw wrote on January 31, 2023 at 3:00 PM

I grew up in Europe and if anyone referred (go e for a day or two) referred to Herpes it was HSV1. I don't see the point of it being alarmist. Edit wrote HPV first

Bugaloon t1_j6otbfo wrote on January 31, 2023 at 9:06 PM

Well genital herpes are drastically different from a cold sore... we're talking genital blisters vs a red spot smaller than most pimples.

pitshands t1_j6oyyet wrote on January 31, 2023 at 9:40 PM

First, I have seen HPV1 outbreaks that were huge and tbhnit looking that different from HPV2 if I can trust Google