quick yes or no

[torbay73]

Swimming lesson with cold sore. I reckon no.

Chlorine will kill any virus in the water.

Don't see why not.

It would be in the rules if it were a problem

No

Why not bigtilly?

Yes!

Yes

If chlorine wasn't strong enough to kill virus, you'd have the life guard checking feet for verucas, and peering in your bottoms looking for genital herpes and warts.

Yes if the child wants to go.
no if she doesn't.

I would say no but not sure why. I think it would hurt? spread in the water? Not sure how much is killed by chlorine after I got a nasty eye infectioin following swimming.

Sorry I meant No, YANBU! So yes, go swimming!

No.

Thanks. Rang pool and they said it was fine. As ds wanted to go he went.

Just make sure you wash the towel on the hottest possible setting.

No! Herpes simplex is an airborne transmitted virus and can be dangerous to young babies,, and the warm moist environment of a swimming pool is ideal to transmit it.

Herpes is airborne never heard that one

Herpes isn't airborne, it's transmitted by contact with the affected area, so kissing, sharing towels etc.

yabu.

Yabu

Be prepared with a bottle of fresh water and cream, your child may find the swimming pool water painful.

The heat and steam may make it itch like mad.

No. Child likely to touch his face and other kids. Not fair imo.

It is airborne transmitted.

For those in doubt please see this thread may be distressing

I wouldn't normally link to another thread but that mum wanted to raise awareness.

That is an extremely sad thread and I really feel for the poster, but she is still wrong. The herpes simplex virus cannot be transmitted via the air, if it could everyone would have it. The genital version can be asymptomatic and has a high rate of transmission to the baby during a vaginal birth.

Yes

I've just googled and apparently Herpes can be spread by airborne droplets.

Can't get the link to copy and paste though.