 [ Symptoms ] can hpv lay dormant in your system and for how long  can the virus lay dormant in your system and not show up for years later im married and have been with the same partner for the last 4 years and all my paps have come back normal until now this concerns me [ Disease ] a varicella zoster virus infection causes many red bumps and fluid filled growths to appear on the skin over seven to 10 days