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A member asked:
How often is hsv-2 asymptomatic in an immunocompetent individual? what else can i do beside medications to have less outbreaks?
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Herpes: I am not sure what you are really asking. 90% of those people infected with HSV 2 do not get outbreaks but are still contagious.
Answered 7/9/2014
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