Are mouth ulcers contagious?

Annik

doubt i spelt that right..

bt can u catch them (eg, thru kissing).. someone sed they were and i was jst wondering?

Reply 1

aimsi

YES! ie shouldnt perform oral sex when youve got them either cos theyre a strain of the hpv virus

Reply 2

SamTheMan

aimsi

YES! ie shouldnt perform oral sex when youve got them either cos theyre a strain of the hpv virus

Most people already have the hpv virus anyway.

It's a bit like mononucleosis: it's not by avoiding people that do have it that you can't catch it since the virus remains dormant in most people.

Reply 3

Helenia

Mouth ulcers aren't cold sores which are the HSV thingy. I was under the impression most mouth ulcers are just due to teeth/braces rubbing the mucosal layer - not so sure about the herpes thing.

Reply 4

Clare1986

Mouth ulcers are't contageous at all, they are caused by friction of your teeth on the inside of your mouth thats all! That why people with braces get them more often!

Reply 5

visesh

Helenia

Mouth ulcers aren't cold sores which are the HPV thingy. I was under the impression most mouth ulcers are just due to teeth/braces rubbing the mucosal layer - not so sure about the herpes thing.

Aren't cold sores HSV? :confused:

Reply 6

viviki

You can transfer mouth ulcers I'm sure.
One of my exes had very bad mouth ulcers and I got them almost the whole time we were dating and I very rarely get them normally.