![]() ![]() There are several days throughout the year (called asymptomatic reactivation, asymptomatic shedding, or subclinical shedding) when the virus may be on the surface of the skin, but there are no symptoms. Genital herpes can be transmitted sexually both when symptoms are present and sometimes when symptoms are not present. Any person who is sexually active can get genital herpes. If a person with genital herpes has sex, it is possible for his or her partner to get genital herpes. If a person with oral herpes performs oral sex, it is possible to pass along the infection to the partner’s genitals. Oral herpes (around the mouth, sometimes called cold sores or fever blisters) can be passed on through kissing or oral sex. Most skin on the body is too thick for the virus to go through. ![]() This happens when a contagious area comes into contact with a tiny break in the skin or mucous membrane tissue, usually on the mouth or genitals. Herpes is transmitted through direct skin-to-skin contact. There are many reasons people do not know they have herpes (see the section on Signs and Symptoms for more).Īnyone who is sexually active can contract genital herpes. Most people contract oral herpes when they are children by receiving a kiss from a friend or relative.Īccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 12% (one in eight) persons ages 14-49 in the United States has genital HSV-2 infection however, as many as 90 percent are unaware that they have the virus. More than 50 percent of the adult population in the United States has oral herpes (commonly called cold sores or fever blisters).
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