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Q: is there a way to know how long you had the herpe virus?

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7/21/12 8:59pm

Only if recently infected. It can take up to six weeks for the antibodies to show up in the blood stream. Once it shows positive, there is no telling how long it has been there.

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By Justin— Last Modified: 07/21/12, First Published: 07/20/12