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Does your wbc elevate with herpes?

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Usually not: Primary infection with HSV (the first infection with either HSV1 or 2) might elevate WBC if symptoms are severe, but probably not. For sure recurrent outbreaks do not do so.

Answered 2/2/2016

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