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alineechelard,
Do you mean long haul COVID?
You say you don't know what it is, what makes you feel it is a virus?
I am 65, 5 years ago, near the time of new dentist, filling cavities, no big issues; the corners of my mouth started alternating sides, cracking, sore, red. I was told by dentist, doctor, and endodontist that I had angular chelitis. Again, no biggie. Until 3 months ago, one side was bad..painful to open mouth,talk, chew, crack was an open wound. I finally got a PCR test (Q-tip) stuck in wound (wow, it was painful). 1 week later I got the shock of learning I had HSV-1, herpes simplex virus-oral type. I then got my blood tested, my HSV-1 specific IgG level was 50.4 index...this is 50x higher than the greater than 1.09 to be positive. No one can tell me how, when I contacted it. Did the dental work trigger it? I am a boring old married 35 years grandma. The doctors won't even talk about it with me. The literature says this is not uncommon and usually not a big problem, yet why then won't the doctors help me understand it?..ShelleyW
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Shelley - You may very well have had herpes simplex in your body for many years, but it took a stressor to cause the breakout. Ouch, I sympathize - it can be so painful! Probably the reason doctors don't talk about it is because it is so common, and except for severely immuno-compromised people, it is only a minor inconvenience.
I have had herpes simplex and cold sores since childhood and can go years between serious outbreaks, but once started it often takes a course of antiviral medication to stop it. My brother breaks out from exposure to the sun, my daughter from eating ANY pineapple. I had a particularly bad outbreak when my body equilibrium was disrupted by long term antibiotic therapy and my IgG was high, but after the therapy ended it fell to normal again.
If it happens to you again, you can ask your provider for a course of antiviral medication - a typical one is acyclovir.
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I also have oral herpes virus. I got it from my husbands fever blisters. It seems as if fever blisters are contagious even before they appear.