Do I Have Herpes Quiz

I am pregnant and have new genital sores, or my partner currently has a suspected outbreak.

Pregnancy is not applicable to me.

I am pregnant, have no symptoms or known exposure, and want routine HSV guidance.

I am pregnant and may have had a recent HSV exposure, but I have no current sores.

I have felt mildly tired, without fever or significant body aches.

There has been severe headache, stiff neck, confusion, fainting, or extreme drowsiness.

Fever, swollen glands, or body aches appeared with the new sores.

I have not had new whole-body symptoms with the area of concern.

A partner disclosed HSV, but there was no contact with the affected area during a known outbreak.

There has been no known partner disclosure or contact with visible oral or genital sores.

There was direct contact with an active sore, or a partner reported a new HSV diagnosis after contact.

There was intimate contact, but the partner's HSV status and symptom history are not known.

I have had one isolated episode of nonspecific irritation or a single bump.

Grouped blisters or sores repeatedly return in much the same area, sometimes after tingling or burning.

I have not had this type of skin change before.

A similar change has happened more than once in the same general area, but the pattern is unclear.

There was kissing, oral sex, or genital contact without a barrier, and the other person's status was unknown.

There was no oral, genital, or affected-skin contact relevant to this concern.

There was direct skin or mucosal contact while the other person had a visible sore or warning sensations.

A barrier was used consistently, although nearby uncovered skin may still have touched.

Several painful sores are making it difficult to drink enough fluid.

There is a single shallow ulcer entirely inside the mouth, without lip-edge blisters.

I have no new mouth or lip sores.

Small grouped blisters or crusting sores have developed on or close to the lip border.

I have localized discomfort but can drink, urinate, and manage normal activities.

I have confusion, fainting, a stiff neck, an unusually severe headache, extreme drowsiness, or breathing difficulty.

I do not have severe or rapidly worsening symptoms.

Pain is reducing how much I drink or how comfortably I urinate, but I can still keep fluids down and pass urine.

A clinician said HSV was possible, but no confirmatory test was completed.

I have no prior HSV diagnosis, no previous suggestive episode, and no known disclosed exposure.

A laboratory result detected HSV, or a clinician previously diagnosed a typical outbreak.

I once called a lip or skin mark a cold sore myself, but it was not medically assessed.

Routine contact occurred while I had no active or developing cold sore.

An active sore directly touched a newborn, someone with an active sore kissed the baby, or the baby now has blisters, fever, or poor feeding.

Close face-to-face contact occurred with an active cold sore, but there was no known direct lesion contact.

Contact occurred shortly before I noticed a sore developing, without kissing or direct face contact.

I have known immune suppression and have developed new localized blisters or sores.

I have no known condition or medicine that significantly weakens my immune system.

I have substantial immune suppression plus widespread or rapidly worsening sores, fever, or severe illness.

I recently used a short course or low dose of an immune-affecting medicine and have mild localized symptoms.

There is new eye redness or light sensitivity, without a nearby facial sore.

There are no new eye symptoms or sores near an eye.

There is eye pain, light sensitivity, or a vision change with a blister or sore on the eyelid or nearby face.

There is mild itchiness that matches my usual allergy symptoms and no nearby sore.

Urination is somewhat uncomfortable, but there are no visible sores and I can urinate normally.

I cannot urinate normally, or the pain is severe enough that I am avoiding urination.

There is no new pain or difficulty when I urinate.

Urine causes marked burning when it touches nearby blisters, cracks, or open sores.

The skin looks usual, without a new bump, blister, crack, or sore.

There are several tender, closely grouped blisters or shallow sores.

There is one mildly irritated bump after shaving, friction, or an ingrown hair.

There are rapidly worsening or widespread blisters or open sores with severe pain.

Localized tingling, burning, or itching appeared shortly before a sore or blister.

I have not noticed unusual tingling, burning, itching, or pain there.

Intense burning or pain is continuing alongside numerous fresh or worsening sores.

There is mild general irritation that seems connected to friction or a new product.

New symptoms followed direct contact with an area that had visible blisters or sores.

The symptoms were already present before that contact.

No new symptoms followed, and there was no direct contact with an active sore.

New symptoms appeared after close contact, but the other person's status and symptoms were unknown.