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22 years
I have herpes simplex. Does EVERY outbreak signal lowering immune system? Or could it signal something else? (like constipation?)
Oct 7, 2014

Dr. Zakia Dimassi Pediatrics
Any form of stress, be it physical or psychological, may in fact, and even if minimally, alter the function of the immune system only locally (where you get the herpetic lesions), so you get flare ups of the herpes stomatitis,since this virus, once acquired, homes in your nervous system in structures known as ganglia (a collection of nerve cells grouped together). But that does not imply that your entire immune system is weak or not functioning properly.
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