(US) Child contracts herpes from used hotel condom

Overheal · 22-09-2010 10:22PM #1

For fcuks sake people: flush it. You make me sick.

http://consumerist.com/2010/09/kid-gets-herpes-from-condom-he-found-in-hotel-room.html

Last month we wrote about the 4-year-old boy in Atlanta who mistook a used condom in a hotel room for a balloon and put it in his mouth. An STD test confirmed the family's suspicions that the boy contracted herpes from the condom.
CBS Atlanta spoke to the boy's grandma, who talked about how tough it was to explain to the boy why she could no longer kiss him:
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"When the cold sores were active, he wanted to give me a kiss, especially in the hospital. I said, 'no sweetie -- you know -- not in the mouth, you can't kiss mommy.' He said, 'mommy you don't love me anymore?' And so, it was very, very --- very hurtful."”
The test came back negative for HIV.
4-Year-Old Contracts Herpes, Negative For HIV After Used Condom Incident [CBS Atlanta]

DonJose · 22-09-2010 10:24PM

Good thing he didn't think it was a chewing gum!!!

The_Kew_Tour · 22-09-2010 10:24PM

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peanuthead · 22-09-2010 10:25PM

Overheal wrote: »

For fcuks sake people: flush it. You make me sick.

Eh, no flushing it is not a good idea.

Plus, I'd be more concerned that the hotel room wasn't cleaned properly :eek:

Was it a Motel 6 by any chance?

mikom · 22-09-2010 10:27PM

The pope was right....

Red Hand · 22-09-2010 10:27PM

You're sick people.

(And that's not the modern "cool" usage of the word sick either.)

southsiderosie · 22-09-2010 10:27PM

The hotel should be named and shamed.

However, the comments note that oral herpes is actually pretty common, especially among kids, and that it seems like the family is gearing up for what will be an expensive lawsuit.

Mr Benevolent · 22-09-2010 10:28PM

What kind of herpes? Sounds like another non-story.

DonJose · 22-09-2010 10:28PM

Confab wrote: »

What kind of herpes? Sounds like another non-story.

http://www.cbsatlanta.com/news/24737167/detail.html

"He tested negative for the HIV and the STD, but positive for the herpes. It's the oral herpes," said Jones.

Could have been worse, could have been anal herpes!!!

arybvtcw0eolkf · 22-09-2010 10:29PM

I thought they'd found Maddie :mad:

starbelgrade · 22-09-2010 10:30PM

The test came back negative for HIV.

4-Year-Old Contracts Herpes, Negative For HIV After Used Condom Inciden

What the f*ck did they test him for HIV for? Are they retarded?

mikom · 22-09-2010 10:30PM

Confab wrote: »

What kind of herpes?

Herpes simplex 10.

Mr Benevolent · 22-09-2010 10:31PM

DonJose wrote: »

http://www.cbsatlanta.com/news/24737167/detail.html

"He tested negative for the HIV and the STD, but positive for the herpes. It's the oral herpes," said Jones.

Could have been worse, could have been anal herpes!!!

Oral herpes? That's just a cold sore for fuck's sake! Herpes simplex does NOT count as an STD. I was right, another non-story.

Red Hand · 22-09-2010 10:31PM

starbelgrade wrote: »

What the f*ck did they test him for HIV for? Are they retarded?

To see if he had HIV?

southsiderosie · 22-09-2010 10:32PM

starbelgrade wrote: »

What the f*ck did they test him for HIV for? Are they retarded?

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

I didn't think any of this stuff could even survive long outside of direct contact?

KINGVictor · 22-09-2010 10:34PM

Liberty Poor Threesome wrote: »

I thought they'd found Maddie :mad:

Way out of line dude...

Absurdum · 22-09-2010 10:34PM

he wanted to give me a kiss, especially in the hospital. I said, 'no sweetie -- you know -- not in the mouth, you can't kiss mommy.'

**** that :mad:

starbelgrade · 22-09-2010 10:34PM

Jeremiah 16:1 wrote: »

To see if he had HIV?

And why would he have HIV?

corkcomp · 22-09-2010 10:35PM

mikom wrote: »

The pope was right....

no he's not.. if this kids parents had used one of them evil condoms this poor std infected kid wouldnt exist

Red Hand · 22-09-2010 10:36PM

He might have caught the HIV.

That's why.

Absurdum · 22-09-2010 10:37PM

starbelgrade wrote: »

And why would he have HIV?

he might have been riding whores too, kids these days, you never know

niamhallen · 22-09-2010 10:38PM

So, he basically got a coldsore? Hardly healine news so.

RMD · 22-09-2010 10:42PM

starbelgrade wrote: »

And why would he have HIV?

Because he could have potentially ingested HIV positive semen? Pretty simple ye.

southsiderosie · 22-09-2010 10:48PM

RMD wrote: »

Because he could have potentially ingested HIV positive semen? Pretty simple ye.

Doubtful.

Mrmoe · 22-09-2010 10:49PM

RMD wrote: »

Because he could have potentially ingested HIV positive semen? Pretty simple ye.

I think the odds of that happing are extremely low. It could happen if the child had bleeding gums but unlikely at that age. I don' think it has ever been proven that HIV can be transmitted through oral sex or orally transmitting body fluids such as semen.

Thephantomsmask · 22-09-2010 10:49PM

RMD wrote: »

Because he could have potentially ingested HIV positive semen? Pretty simplex ye.

FYP.

hypervalve · 22-09-2010 10:52PM

RMD wrote: »

Because he could have potentially ingested HIV positive semen? Pretty simple ye.

I'm no doctor but I don't think there's even the slightest risk of contracting HIV from trying to blow up a used condom.

The Highwayman · 22-09-2010 10:53PM

Jeremiah 16:1 wrote: »

He might have caught the HIV.

That's why.

I suppose you think you can get HIV from toilet seats and kissing aswell? Back to your bible bashing there Jeremiah.

Asphyxia · 22-09-2010 10:59PM

Ugh! That is disgusting the poor boy he must be so confused, I agree the hotel should be named and shamed who would want to stay at an uncleaned hotel

Red Hand · 22-09-2010 10:59PM

The Highwayman wrote: »

I suppose you think you can get HIV from toilet seats and kissing aswell? Back to your bible bashing there Jeremiah.

Did I imply that he might have caught it from the used condom?

No.

Back to your A-Bomb, Herr Oppenheimer.;)

fonecrusher1 · 22-09-2010 10:59PM

Overheal wrote: »

For fcuks sake people: flush it. You make me sick.

If whatever idiot that used the thing put it in the bin in the first place it would never have happened.

(US) Child contracts herpes from used hotel condom

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