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A member asked:

What are the first symptoms of herpes in someone?

4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Fever: Is the most common initial symptom of all viral infections.

Dr Villaplana agreed

Answered 4/12/2018

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Local discomfort: Recurring herpetic disease begins with tingling, burning or pain at the site where the blisters are to occur.

Dr Jiva agreed

Answered 9/30/2018

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