Most people dont have symptoms of herpes or failed to recognize the symptoms because they never been exposed to the virus before.it means that, if you r new to the virus.
once uve been infected, ur body will then produce antibody to help fighting the virus n afterthat,the virus will stay in dormant state in ur body.When your body is first exposed to the herpes virus, it responds by attacking the virus with antibodies (a type of protein that is made by your body to fight a virus). Specific immune cells and antibodies now present in your body learn how to target and keep the herpes virus in check. However, the antibodies that attack the virus during specific outbreaks do not eliminate the virus overall, which is why once genital herpes is contracted a person has it for life.
Example:if u have oral HSV1, meaning that,ur body already have the antibody for herpes virus. Therefore, if u have unprotected sex with someone who has HSV2, since ur body already has the antibody, ur body will react to the HSV2 virus.Between 2-14 days from the last exposure, the symptoms will appear around or at the genital area and it will last between 2 or 3 weeks time....