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No cold sore no problem non contageous or myth?
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Myth: Less contagious if no sore. But good evidence to suggest that you can shed the virus even without an active ulcer.
Answered 3/27/2014
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Myth: The herpes virus can be spread even in the absence of active lesions.
Answered 5/23/2020
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