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Can you test positive for herpes without an actual outbreak?
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Answered 3/12/2023
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Yes, a blood test may be performed. A ‘positive’ test result means, with near certainty, that a person has been infected with the herpes simplex virus, even if that person does not have an outbreak or any symptoms. However, the test is not perfect - sometimes, even when a person has herpes, the test does not detect it. That’s sometimes the case if the infection happened in the past 4 months.
Answered 3/19/2023
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