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No, almost 40% of us do not get it. This is not something inevitable. I don't have any family member with the symptoms.
by burfog 8y ago
No, almost 40% of us do not get it. This is not something inevitable. I don't have any family member with the symptoms.
- icedchai 8y agoYou realize most people don't get any symptoms, right? Many people contract it as a kid (a kiss from a relative) and their immune system suppresses it. Unless you get an HSV blood test you will not know.
- yakshaving_jgt 8y agoEven blood tests are unreliable. IIRC, IgG tests are quite reliable but not every clinic does them. Many clinics default to an IgM test, which are useless[0]. The gold standard here is the Western Blot test [0]: https://drjengunter.wordpress.com/2013/06/17/igm-blood-test-for-herpes-just-say-no/ https://drjengunter.wordpress.com/2013/06/17/igm-blood-test-...