It’s why they won’t test for herpes unless you’re symptomatic. There are so many false-positives you would completely change your life around it, with a possibility that you don’t actually have it.
But with the prevalence of it, you can pretty much just assume you have it anyways.
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It’s why they won’t test for herpes unless you’re symptomatic. There are so many false-positives you would completely change your life around it, with a possibility that you don’t actually have it.
But with the prevalence of it, you can pretty much just assume you have it anyways.