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Re:Herpes Virus Reactivation in Astronauts During Spaceflight by newnewpdro on Monday March 18, 2019 @05:18PM (#19425420)
In my 20s. I suppose it's remotely possible that I contracted HSV since then without ever having any symptoms, but my understanding of HSV is that with all forms the initial infection is obvious so that's quite unlikely.

We're not talking about HPV, which I (and you) very likely have wether we know it or not, without vaccination.

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Re:Herpes Virus Reactivation in Astronauts During Spaceflight by icedchai on Monday March 18, 2019 @05:27PM (#19425500)
It's more likely than you think.

"Oral herpes infection is mostly asymptomatic, and the majority of people with HSV-1 infection are unaware they are infected." [1]

[1] From https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/herpes-simp...

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Re:Herpes Virus Reactivation in Astronauts During Spaceflight by Eleopteryx on Monday March 18, 2019 @08:06PM (#19426670)
>I suppose it's remotely possible that I contracted HSV since then without ever having any symptoms

It actually is. Most people are asymptomatic, or their symptoms are so mild that they confuse them for a pimple.

https://www.cdc.gov/std/herpes/stdfact-herpes-detailed.htm

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Re:Herpes Virus Reactivation in Astronauts During Spaceflight by jayess on Monday March 18, 2019 @06:42PM (#19426092)
I'll announce my scarlet letter to make a point. I was recently tested for HSV and came back positive for HSV-2. I've never been tested before so I have no idea how long I've had it, but it was a surprise because I've had zero symptoms. In fact, I figured it was a false positive so I got re-tested.
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