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aroraborealis ([personal profile] aroraborealis) wrote2011-02-16 03:31 pm
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[identity profile] lyonesse.livejournal.com 2011-02-16 08:50 pm (UTC)(link)
i'm going to assume that when you say "hsv-1" you mean "oral hsv". there are actually at least seven identified viral subtypes ([livejournal.com profile] melebeth was going to write something about this at some point?) with various degrees of cross-site infections and/or shared immunities.

i filled out the above in terms of "when i don't think i'm prodromal and have no sores", which is most of the time. when i feel the slightest tingle i freak out and get abreva and valtrex and don't want to be around anyone. it used to be even more of a big deal; i've actually mellowed about it rather over the years.

[identity profile] lightcastle.livejournal.com 2011-02-16 08:57 pm (UTC)(link)
I asked melebeth to weigh in earlier when I saw the thread spiraling. :)

[identity profile] lyonesse.livejournal.com 2011-02-16 10:24 pm (UTC)(link)
hee! i actually asked her to look into that recently when she was asking around for advice on what to write :)