Been there. Done that. Had a good time.

[tribbles]

Cytomegalovirus (CMV)

CMV is a common virus that infects most people at some time during their lives but rarely causes obvious illness. It is a member of the herpes virus family. Other members of the herpes virus family cause chickenpox, infectious mononucleosis, fever blisters (herpes I) and genital herpes (herpes II). Like other herpes viruses, CMV infection can become dormant for a while and may reactivate at a later time. The virus is carried by people and is not associated with food, water or animals.

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I could have the numbers wrong. But CMV is a herpes virus and it's missing from your list.

Maybe once some of you see the other names here now, you can see why doctors do not get excited about it.



And I didn't know 7 was also roseola but I'm not surprised.


I never totally trust wiki but here is there page:
Herpesviridae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[toomuchfun]

HSV3 is the one that amuses me

Parents intentionally expose their children to it, "to get it over with" I know my mom did for both my brother and I. We got it at the same time, were miserable for a few days, and then it was done.

[good times]

Yea CMV is a weird one, I have never seen it put in a group, so I don't know where it fits either. The odd thing about it is, it is one of the few Herpes viruses that is primarily transmitted by bodily fluids instead of by contact. It is also the one most often transfered at birth from mother to child.

[JustAskJulie]

Originally Posted by tribbles

Lazy, much?

Chickenpox 3 (shingles is the same)
Mono 4
cytomegalovirus 5
Roseola infantum 6

I'll grant you until I took microbiology I did not know either.

Sometimes. Yes, I know I could have looked it up, but since you seemed to know the answer I figured I'd ask.

Ok, now you made me look. The site I found may fill in the gap between your two list differentiations.

According to this link: Herpes virus: 8 types - Infection - C-Health
There are 8 types of Herpes

Type 3 Causes CHickenpox/shingles
Type 4 causes Epstein Barr (which causes Mono)
Type 5 causes cytomegalovirus which is also a cause of Mono
Type 6 is roseola

Human herpes virus 7 (HHV7) is even more recently observed and is closely related to HHV6. Like other human herpes viruses, HHV6 and HHV7 are so common that most of humankind has been infected at some point, usually early in life. HHV7 can also cause roseola, but it is not clear what other clinical effects that this virus causes.

Type 8 causes Kaposi's Sarcoma (as you said Tumors found in people with AIDS)



That said, I have 3 & 4 (I believe, although I guess it could be 5). I actually have recurring mono, have had since I contracted it initially in 10th grade. Even though they say it's like chicken pox (get it once and forget it). When I kept getting strep last year I did some reading and confirmed that recurring strep can bring on mono and vice versa so I got tested again and sure enough I had it. It flares up whenever I get stressed out. And, of course, I had chicken pox when I was a kid.

[widowerman]

Hate to beat a dead horse, actually hate to beat anything dead, or alive for that matter, but isn’t Herpes just some ordinary “infection” kind of like cold. From what I read about Herpes, “If you've done your herpes homework, you also know it won't kill you, and it probably will not cause serious health problems later” this is straight from WebMD

Your biggest fear is the imperfection that comes with the label. Me personally, labels belong on a bottle. I’d have to admit it’s not nice to spread herpes, but what are we to do, should we now be constantly tested for it? Before anyone jumps down my throat, just be certain that you can contract other dangerous “sex” diseases, but we all know that most of us in this club use common sense and just wrap it, barrier it and ask questions.

To some of the outsiders our lifestyle is too be punished, and Herpes is one of the avenging Swords of Justice, more like Revenge. People like to condemn other than compliment what they find too foreign. Republicans hate Democrats, Democrats hate Conservatives, Conservatives hate Liberals, Islam hates Christians, Christians hate the Jew. The list of hate is too long, and now we have Vanillas on the side lines saying Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah to people like 50sLady. Personally other then the painful sores on her labia, I think 50sLady feels more ashamed than anything else. Should she be ashamed? Should she swear off the lifestyle? Should she point her finger at Hubby and say, “Told you so”?

For the first instance, I ask what she has to be ashamed of. The answer is nothing, she enjoyed the swinging, the sex and the people. From her own words she admits she can’t stay away from the lifestyle. As for blaming someone else for your actions, that’s just displacement of blame.

Again, from what I read about Herpes, and not only from this site but more from a medical site such as WebMD, Herpes is just like a cold. Some colds are nasty, others only give you the sniffles. Stress seems to be the dominate factor here. Stress of the disease if you can call it that, to stress of the label of not being perfect. Let’s be serious, all of the men cannot be like James Bond, Indiana Jones or Jonathan Rhys Meyers. It’s not only impossible, it’s ridiculous. All of these men, two being factious and the last a real human all have some defect either physical or a defect in character. And all women cannot be picture perfect, it’s not natural. Nor is it desirable. For me this lifestyle is all about imagination and a good time. Can I help a woman have a good time? I wonder what she’s like if I do this or that, or squeeze here, lick this way or that way? These are all the questions I ask when I’m with a woman. I don’t think, gee, she’s a little bottom heavy, her tits lay a certain way, her pussy lips are too big, or too small. I look past all of this and concentrate on how to help her have a good time. For me it’s all about the woman and what they want. My needs are always secondary. As statistics show, there are so many people with Herpes that it is like saying somewhere someplace on planet Earth there must be about a billion people with a cold at this very moment. So 50sLady, don’t stress an imperfection, look towards just being careful and communicate. Just follow the rules of when it is painful for you and don’t stress out.