Where does HSV go when it’s not causing cold sores?

Q: Where does HSV go when it’s not causing cold sores?

After the symptoms of the initial infection have subsided, herpes simplex virus (HSV) goes dormant in nerve cells — specifically, in sensory nerves close to the spine. When the infection reactivates, the virus travels along the sensory nerves to the skin at the site of the initial infection. [1]

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After the symptoms of the initial infection have subsided, herpes simplex virus (HSV) goes dormant in nerve cells — specifically, in sensory nerves close to the spine. When the infection reactivates, the virus travels along the sensory nerves to the skin at the site of the initial infection.^[1]

Where does HSV go when it’s not causing cold sores?

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