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Superbear23
How long does it take for sores to show up once infected with HSV 1?
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monitor1979
20 days seems to long for initial infection. Can someone confirm?
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I think between 2 and 20 days, but could be mistaken. Read somewhere it could be even years since some people don't have any symptoms
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