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Flu-like symptoms but no blisters?
Hey, everyone.
Is it possible to have a herpes outbreak without the blisters?
I know it sounds dumb. Just wasn’t sure if you could have some symptoms present without the actual blisters.
Is it possible to have a herpes outbreak without the blisters?
I know it sounds dumb. Just wasn’t sure if you could have some symptoms present without the actual blisters.
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Hi, Jessi. My last (unprotected) encounter was months ago. I’ve never had blisters/sores.
However I wasn’t sure if it could have just presented itself. Maybe in an unusual way.
I do have recurring flu-like symptoms, but I know that can be any bacterial/viral infection.
Thanks for your help.
However I wasn’t sure if it could have just presented itself. Maybe in an unusual way.
I do have recurring flu-like symptoms, but I know that can be any bacterial/viral infection.
Thanks for your help.
You can test if you want, and rule it out. Ask your doctor for a type specific IgG herpes blood test.
Even if you have herpes, though, that doesn't mean what's happening to you is herpes.
Even if you have herpes, though, that doesn't mean what's happening to you is herpes.
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Herpes spreads by oral, vaginal and anal sex.
Herpes sores blister, then burst, scab and heal.
STIs are the most common cause of genital sores.
Millions of people are diagnosed with STDs in the U.S. each year.
STDs can't be transmitted by casual contact, like hugging or touching.
Syphilis is an STD that is transmitted by oral, genital and anal sex.
With herpes, flu symptoms are typically fatigue, aches and pains, maybe some swollen glands in the area, maybe a fever. It's not stomach stuff or congestion or a sore throat (unless it's oral herpes and you have sores in your mouth).
If you don't get sores within a couple of days of the flu symptoms, it's not herpes.