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When is Herpes most contagious?
Herpes is most contagious just before blisters form, when the skin over the infected area may be itchy or tingly (often called the “prodromal period”), and when
active sores or healing lesions are present..
The virus is contagious until the skin is normal again, usually when the blisters or sores heal and the scabs fall off.
Herpes is potentially contagious when no symptoms are present. That is, a person who has genital herpes may potentially always be shedding active virus.
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