Is that really true?

emme022

So I didn't want to hijack the post but in the previous discussion about adding kids to the blended family mix, it was mentioned that anyone who has had the chicken pox or the chicken pox vaccine tests positive for herpes. Is that actually true? It just seemed strange to me because that would mean all but maybe a handful of people I graduated high school with would test positive and pretty much my entire extended family. And if it is true then that doesn't really seem like much of a valid test to me. So anyone happen to know more about this?

+just+j+

No. It's not true.  

+just+j+

I dated someone who had it 20 some years ago, and my XSD has herpes. So I know a lot about this. The two are related, as well as shingles.  But they are different.  Tests back then were pretty clear, and today are even more clear if it is and isn't herpes and what type. 

CFjo2010

I had chicken pox as a kid and I've never tested positive for herpes.  Whoever gave that info to the poster was a complete moron.

Wahoo

Chicken pox is a form of herpes virus (as are cold sores), but if you have chicken pox you would not test postive for herpes the venerial disease.

emme022

That's what I thought since I've had chicken pox and have had family members with shingles and had never heard that but I couldn't be 100 percent sure so wanted to give the person the benefit of doubt since they had dealt with the herpes thing recently

Ilumine

https://www.webmd.com/eye-health/herpes-viruses-eyes

Most people are surprised to find out that two types of herpes viruses -- the one that causes cold sores and the one that causes chickenpox -- can cause serious eye problems.

Neither of these two viruses are the same virus that causes genital herpes and herpetic eye disease is not a sexually transmitted disease.

One of the viruses that causes herpetic eye disease is the varicella-zoster virus. It also causes chickenpox and the nervous system disease shingles. When this virus affects the eye, it is called herpes zoster ophthalmicus.

The other virus that causes herpetic eye disease is herpes simplex type 1, or HSV1. Herpes simplex type 1 is the same virus that causes cold sores on the lips and mouth. In the eye, it usually causes an infection of the cornea called herpes simplex keratitis. Herpes simplex type 2 can cause keratitis, particularly in newborns, but less frequently.

https://www.lef.org/protocols/infections/herpes_shingles_01.htm

Herpes and shingles are clinically distinct diseases, with different symptoms and modes of transmission. However, they are both caused by members of the herpes virus family.

Several members of this virus family can cause disease, but this protocol will focus on herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1), herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2), and varicella-zoster virus.

HSV-1 and HSV-2 cause herpes, whereas the varicella-zoster virus typically causes chickenpox in children and shingles later in life (Siakallis 2009; Odom 2012; Wolz 2012; Roizman 2001; Odom 2012).

https://www.webmd.com/genital-herpes/guide/genital-herpes-basics

Genital herpes is a disease caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV), of which there are two types. Type 1 (HSV-1) usually causes oral herpes, an infection of the lips and mouth. Symptoms are commonly known as cold sores or fever blisters. In the past, HSV-1 was not known to cause genital herpes, but that is changing, especially among people who begin having sex at a young age. Still, in most cases, genital herpes is caused by the second type of herpes virus (HSV-2).

Wahoo

So bad but this reminds me of a joke (from the '70s):

Did you hear about the man who had herpes of the eyeball?

He was looking for love in all the wrong places.

MommyEllenSue

I've had chicken pox and have the herpes that causes cold sores. But I've never tested positive for the other herpes so I would say it's not true.