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Is it possible for someone who has herpes to pass on trichomonas and not the herpes virus?

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Yes: Trichomonas is a parasite and it is passed with sex. Herpes is a virus that can be dormant inside a person and only infect when it wake up or expresses itself.

Answered 10/16/2014

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