 [ Symptoms ] herpes transmission somewhat complicated question i have genital herpes but no outbreaks after the initial one my partner got it from me and has genital outbreaks we are wondering if we are able to spread it to each other in areas where we have not had outbreaks during shedding not active outbreak seems obvious that we could spread it around while there are lesions so we are careful during her outbreaks but the big mystery is  can we spread it to new areas during shedding    thanks a million we have been searching hard for the answer  [ Disease ] this is a hard question to answer because there is not enough information let me give you some general guidance if you friend is rash came on suddenly and she is experiencing a fever she should phone not go to an urgent care center right away for further evaluation sometimes a rash like you describe can indicate a serious infection if your friend is bumps have been slowly coming on over time and she is not having any flu like symptoms then she should see a health care provider to evaluate what might be causing this rash many things can cause the symptoms you describe including acne only a health care provider can say for certain what is going on and this evaluation needs to be done in person hope this helps