A 36-year-old member asked:
How contagious is your herpes after having it for over a year?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Martin Raffanswered
Infectious Disease 57 years experience
Does not change: If you have active open lesions you are never less transmissible than the first time you have it. Men generally transmit this less frequently when asymptomatic than do women who may be vaginally shedding the virus even in the absence of active lesions.
5.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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A 31-year-old female asked:
How is herpes contagious?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Robert Killiananswered
General Practice 29 years experience
Herpes: Herpes is caught skin to skin. One does not gave to have a herpes sore to be contagious. There is viral shedding at the site infection occurred.
4.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 45-year-old member asked:
How contagious is herpes?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Donald Alvesanswered
Emergency Medicine 25 years experience
Very: Herpes virus can be shed even when person is asymptomatic, and can occur with very close contact. See: http://stdtesting.Com/how-many-people-have-herpes --for more information and helpful links.
5.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Last updated May 1, 2012
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