Transmitting Genital Herpes to Children Posted: 08-25-05 20:02pm
My husband contracted genital herpes from
another woman years ago. He is
extremely careful about not infecting me.
However, the other day he was down at
the creek with his two grandsons, ages
three and six. He said that they were
climbing over him to get into the ranger,
and he let each of them (one at a time)
sit on his lap and drive around the
property (for a trip that took probably
ten minutes or so).
He said that he had suffered a breakout
and had taken valtrex a couple days
before. The blisters broke the next
day. It was a day after this that he
and the boys went to the creek and rode
the ranger with their wet suits. He
took them home that evening. The next
evening, their mother called to say that
both boys had a rash that looked like
little ant bites on their buttocks.
One boy is three years old; he was
affected a little higher up on his
buttocks than his older six-year-old
brother.
Needless to say, my husband is quite upset
and doesn't think life is worth living.
Please...Anyone who has any knowledge
that may help...We would appreciate
hearing it.
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Pocket Angel
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 29 Jul 2005 Posts: 241 Location: Thiells, New York
Posted: 08-25-05 20:18pm
The rash on their butts are most likely
from moving around alot in their wet
suits. I used to get this all the time
when I rode my ex-boyfriends wave runner.
From the wet seat and my wet shorts and
all the moving, I had a rash like you
would not believe. I hightly doubt they
got herpes from your husband, especially
with no direct contact :d
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buttercup_501
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Joined: 22 Aug 2005 Posts: 63 Location: Oregon
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Posted: 08-26-05 12:08pm
If there was no direct contact then there
is nothing to worry about. Tell your
husband not to worry. It is not
something to be imbarressed about. Most
people have genital warts or some other
form of venerrial diease and dont know it.
3 out of evey 5 people have something.
They say that if you have sleeped with 3
people you have something and dont know
it. Like warts, there is no way to test
for it and most people never get lesions.
Sorry im in the medical/dental field I
could tell you all sorts of stuff.
