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Can you give herpes to your partner even if it is in its dormant stage?
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Herpes: If it is dormant and no lesion is present then the virus can not be spread.
Answered 2/15/2013
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HSV2 igg 1.5 IGM neg no s/s of infection. never lesions, Thoughts. false (+) or (+) genital herpes infection. virus dormant like HSV1? any worries
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