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If someone is taking their meds for herpes can it still be passed to someone if they have no outbreak ?
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Herpes simplex: Taking antiviral medications lowers the viral load in secretions from a person with the virus and should markedly reduce the risk of transmission, although this is not 100% effective.
Answered 12/1/2014
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