Living With Herpes

No, you can still get infected. It’s a common myth that in order for you to get infected the other person needs to have a visible herpes outbreak. While the virus is available in much higher concentrations during an outbreak and therefore is more likely to spread, it is still circulating his or her blood while the virus is dormant. For this reason, if your partner is carrying the herpes virus, you always run the risk of getting infected.