Is herpes simplex in the body without coming in contact with someone?

Is herpes simplex in the body without coming in contact with someone?

No, viruses are not naturally in the body. Herpes must be caught and it comes from the same viral strain as chicken pox. Called Varicella Zoster which also relates to Shingles in older people.Not true. Herpes is a virus that is usually passed through skin to skin contact like kissing and regular sex and it's very contagious during certain stages.
Some people who get oral herpes (the virus that causes cold sores) got them from a family member or friend giving them a kiss on the cheek when they were a baby. Then the herpes virus would be in their body for the rest of their lives.
It's not in the body naturally. Oral herpes can be passed as I mentioned above or by sharing things like cigarettes, chap stick, drinks, utensils or kissing some one who has a visible cold sore on their mouth. Oral herpes can even be passed to the genitals through having oral sex while a cold sore is visible or healing. Genital herpes is usually passed through skin to skin or genital to genital contact with some one who has herpes.
I have oral and genital herpes.No. If you were raised on a desert island, never coming in contact with anyone, you could not have the herpes virus (or any virus) in your body.

With that said, most people have the herpes virus in them before they get sexual. Oral herpes is most often caught in childhood from kissing relatives, and 50% to 80% of adults have it. So having oral herpes does NOT mean that you've been sexual with someone.

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