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Originally Posted by tribbles  I'm hunting info now. |
That is the whole point of discussions like this, in my opinion. To many people haven't taken the time to educate themselves. If a discussion like this inspires one or two people to become better informed, that is all one can ask.
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Originally Posted by tribbles If that's true...why don't we all have it from sitting on the side of swimming pools or the jacuzzi? And chairs at the pool...I know my bikini never covered much skin! |
Actually, that is why the researchers estimate between 80% and 95% (depending on which researcher is giving the percentage) of the population will test positive for HSV-1 or HSV-2 antibodies by the time they reach 50 years of age. That doesn't mean every one of them will develop active Herpes, my understanding is that it just means that at some point they were exposed to the virus. This is another reason why most doctors see no reason to ever test for it.