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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Everyone has herpes, most people are exposed to type 1 by age 5. Very few people have outbreaks after the initial early exposure. Because it’s so ubiquitous, doctors never test you for type 1 (when you get a std test) unless you specifically ask (and even then they hesitate.) Chances are you have antibodies for it and don’t even remember getting it.

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/herpes-hsv1-and-hsv2#:~:text=Fifty%20to%2080%20percent%20of,in%20or%20around%20the%20mouth.[/quote]

No, not everyone has it. it's actually 35% for HSV1, 14% HSV2 for white non-Hispanic adults, according to your own link. And HSV infections are going down, due to anti virals use.

Anyway, this is a factor to consider: if someone is negative there is no need to get infected through casual unprotected sex. I wouldn't care if my long term partner had it though[/quote]

No, my link said that anywhere from 50% to 80% or the population has type 1. The thing is they don’t know the precise number. It’s an estimate based on many different samples with different results. Very few people who have type 1 have any breakouts.

I, for one, have no idea if I have type 1, but I’m assuming I do because even though I’ve never had a cold sore, I’ve been exposed to people who have them repeatedly.

It’s actually protective in the dating world to have type 1. It doesn’t completely eliminate your chance of getting type 2, but it greatly reduces it, especially if you don’t get outbreaks. It means that your immune system has herpes under control and isn’t going to get any other version of it.

Of all the things in the works, herpes 1 is the last thing I would worry about unless you’re an infant.[/quote]

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