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Can you have oral herpes viruses in your saliva but never have sores?
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Possible: Shedding of herpes virus in the mouth without overt lesions has been demonstrated, as has shedding from the vaginal barrel in the case of genital herpes infection.
Answered 3/26/2013
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Its possible: Oral herpes virus could be found in the mouth without the presence of sores.
Answered 8/17/2012
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