 [ Symptoms ] does herpes virus cause itchy skin  i have had the herpes virus 2 in my system well over 30 years most of this time it has been dormant however lately i have been experiencing an outbreak of itchiness on my buttocks to around the sides of my tummy area i am on a low dose of anti biotics so it never breaks into blistering however i am now taking 2 or 3 pills per day because the itchiness is driving me crazy it has been constant and non stop for months [ Disease ] the worse itch a person can experience comes from herpes