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Can I spread herpes to my partner when I have no symptoms?

Charlotte Grayson, M.D.
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Yes. About 70% of new cases of herpes are transmitted from a person who has no symptoms at the time that they passed the virus to another person.

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There are two types of HSV, HSV type 1 and 2, and both can cause genital herpes.

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