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Originally Posted by dimplesboy
thanks for the replies everyone.
But im abit confused. If herpes is consider as a type of std, and ppl with std are not allow to donate blood while herpes carrier are still allow to donate. So is herpes still consider a type of std? If yes, then why it is different from other std??
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Sexual transmission is just one of the ways in which the Herpes family of viruses can be transmitted.
The virus is transmitted via skin to skin contact so any physical contact, eg a mother kissing her own child, can transmit Herpes. That is why 40% of children have already caught Herpes by the time they are 15 even though they are still virgins.
Herpes carriers can donate blood because Herpes is not transmitted via blood transfusions. It is not a blood-borne infection so you cannot catch Herpes from a blood transfusion.