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Q: how long can HSV1 in the genitals lay dormant before the first breakout?
There are people that have herpes and have no symptoms even with the first outbreak. Usually, symptoms will appear within a few days to two weeks. Without symptoms, the virus can be transmitted. 70% of persons infected are by persons showing no symptoms. A condom alone is 30% and antiviral drugs taken alone is 49% effective. The only way not to get herpes is to avoid sexual relations with an infected partner.
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I already have herpes. And i was raped when i was a freshman in highschool but was diagnosed as a freshman in high school...is there any way it could have been from him?