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health advisory Hospital Diseases 2007-11-12 17:57:09

could you have it for 9 years and never know it? or would it have erupted or been found out before then thanks

Answer:

Some people have herpes and never get an outbreak and some people can go for several years and never experience an outbreak.

Most people get their first outbreak pretty soon after being exposed to the virus. I have my first genital herpes outbreak about a week and 1/2 after I had sex with a guy who had the virus (he didn't tell me he had it).

So, it's possible, just not super common though.

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If one has not been tested for it, and has had no breakouts, one could theoretically carry the virus indefinitely without knowing it.

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People can have one outbreak and never have another, but still transmit it to someone else. So, yes - someone could not know they had it - ever.

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Most likely no,but that does not neccessarily mean it cant happen.It could be that you may have had an outbreak before but it was not as serious as the one now.I would look back @ 6 months or less.That should give you a pretty good idea,but def. check with a doctor.Good Luck.

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you can have it and never have an outbreak so you wouldn't ever know.

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Honestly you can carry the virus for your whole life .. be asyptomatic.. meaning u have no symptoms and still have the virus... but usually takes abouut anywhere from 3 months to 10 years for the virus to beome active and degrade your body slowly but surely ... which means is you have any suspicion of having the virus... you should get checked immediately!! that way if you have the virus the living with the virus could be somewhat easier.. if you had not detected it earlier.

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yes you could have it your hole life and never no it, most of the time you will only have out breaks when your immune system is low or stress and really the only time you can spread it is when your having a out break

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I've had herpes for 5yrs now and honestly I've only had like 5 outbreaks, 1 a yr. So, I am sure there are people that dont get any outbreaks or they do and they mistaken it with a pimple. I don't know about 9yrs thats a long time but, then again anything is possible. Good luck!

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You can carry the herpes simplex forever, as there is no cure. You may not ever be active (the blisters), but you could be passing it around. Your "active" phase could have involved you having a slight temp or a cold - you might not ever have a blister. A carrier is still a carrier and you can infect others is having unprotected sex.

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yes you can have it for 9 yrs,some people have it and have never had an outbreak

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