 [ Symptoms ] does a person with genital herpes have to show signs of an outbreak to tranfer ar can it be transfered with no signs [ Disease ] yes herpes can be transfer without a outbreak it is not definite that a person will become infected with it though if no outbreak is present it is also more likely to pass on the virus during the first year with or without a breakout herpes is not a blood borne pathogens it is passed through fluids