Dormant HSV-1

[EdgeDude]

Does the same possibilities of a Dormant Infection apply equally to HSV-1 as to HSV-2?

I have a puzzling case with only low risk exposures in the last 6 months - yet had a small outbreak and diaginsed HSV-1 by swab culture.

Definitely occurred during a High Stress period otherwise (not that it helped!)

Just curious if a dormant infection is possible.

Thanks

[gracefromHHP]

any further questions, just ask them in your original post where your whole story is - thanks!

[EdgeDude]

Better to continue here or back to original posts?

[EdgeDude]

Sorry Grace -  I was headed off on a tangent and thought I would separate the issues...

Won't do that again!

Thanks.

[gracefromHHP]

it's most helpful when you just keep adding to your original post instead of making new ones each time. we ask this in our read before posting post on the forum.

[Mistakeguy789]

HSV isn't like "dormant" where you will never have symptoms.  Yes people do have no visable outbreaks.  A person infected with herpes does have what they call asymptomatic shedding where the virus is active on the skin and no visble sores.