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How Contagious Is Genital Herpes During The Asymptomatic Period?

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Posted on Wed, 8 Feb 2017
Question: How contagious is genital herpes not during an outbreak?
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Answered by Dr. Atishay Bukharia (8 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Genital herpes is less contagious

Detailed Answer:
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Genital herpes is very less contagious during the asymptomatic period, one study suggested that asymptomatic shedding of virus occurs only in 1 to 2 percent.

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How Contagious Is Genital Herpes During The Asymptomatic Period?

Brief Answer: Genital herpes is less contagious Detailed Answer: Welcome to healthcaremagic.com and myself Dr. Atishay Bukharia would be answering your questions.. Genital herpes is very less contagious during the asymptomatic period, one study suggested that asymptomatic shedding of virus occurs only in 1 to 2 percent. Hope it helps If you have any other question please do not hesitate to contact us or you can close the discussion. Regards.