Yet another shedding question

[Katidid]

Ok, I know you can shed through areas of a previous outbreak and I know skin to skin contact is how virus is transmitted. So if your outbreaks are on your abs ( mine are sometimes) and someone's abs touch my abs....is that subject to transmission or is it someone's genitals touching my abs that would be subject to transmission? So, is it genital skin to genital skin, genital skin to outbreak area or any part of someone's body touching any part of your body where an outbreak occured?

[mr_hopp]

Think of it in terms of skin thickness. It's pretty rare for the thickness of the skin on the abs to be thin enough to accept the virus into their system unless they have a cut or some other sort of break in their skin. So you're one of the rare ab herpes peeps.

 

Genitals and mouths have more mucous membrane, which is super thin skin, which is why herpes is found the vast majority of the time in those regions. But if you're having an actual outbreak anywhere, just avoid skin to skin contact. The virus is most transmissible during outbreaks.

 

Also, your ab herps (sounds like a death metal band) won't shed as much as genital or oral herpes does because of the thickness of the skin, too. It goes both ways: The thicker the skin is in whatever area of the body, the less virus will shed (from the person with herpes) and the less likely the virus will be accepted into the body (by the person who doesn't have herpes.

 

Well that was a long answer to a short question. ;) Was that clear though?

[Katidid]

Wow! Thank you Adrial....yeah, I guess I'm pretty rare. I mean, I get ob's other places too, but mostly abs area. As I've stated before on here....I've been married 20 yrs snd hubby does not have this so, I must not shed much these days......had this since I was 23 and am 57 now. I stay in great shape (weight training) and eat properly....so every little bit helps. Very clear, indeed