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A member asked:
I would like to know if you could have herpes for quite awhile before your first outbreak of blisters?
6 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Absolutely: A lot of people may harbor the virus but only get an outbreak when their immune system (local or general) gets weaker for whatever reason and then the virus becomes active causing visible blisters.
Answered 9/3/2012
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Yes, very common: This happens all the time: first symptoms months or even years after catching the infection. However, there are signs that almost always indicate newly acquired infection. If the person has multiple sores, lots of pain, lymph node swelling and pain (in the neck for oral herpes, groin for genital), fever, and so on, then almost certainly the infection was acquired in the previous few days.
Answered 6/27/2019
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