Can a person really go the whole life with out a outbreak ?
Yes, although most asymptomatic people do actually experience symptoms/outbreaks, just not recognised ones, because they're so mild and tend to get passed off for other other things like yeast, jock itch, etc.
Can a person go without spreading the virus ?
Genital Type 1 rarely spreads through sexual intercourse. Genital Type 2 can, however, and very easily, but it still doesn't happen all the time with every sexual encounter, etc., so it depends.
Why do I see more women with the virus vs men?
Women get more of most STDs because of the way we're stupidly built (receptive sex organ with a large surface area of easy to infect mucous membranes).
Why haven't they find a cure ?
Herpes is complicated, but they are working on a therapeutic vaccine. Olive leaf extract is not a cure or near-cure, by the way. Saw that mentioned by another person here and there have been a few posters pushing OLE specifically just very recently on this forum, which is odd, if not suspicious.
Can the virus die out ?
Don't know what you mean. Once infected, you have it for life.
Can the virus kill you ?
In rare cases, but generally not.
Does the virus cause permanent nerve damage ?
It can cause nerve issues, but whether such issues are permanent damage, I'm less sure. Usually temporary and recoverable, I would have said.
What kind of nerve damage does it cause ?
Shooting leg pain, numbness in feet, that kind of thing, etc. Most people don't get these problems, however.
Can people live a happy life , get married or will the be single for life ?
Yes to the first two, but admittedly harder to find someone with the additional burden of having this (Type 2 in particular), unless they have it, too!
Why are some doctors "dumb" about this virus?
Many doctors only know the original literature on herpes and are not up to speed with the latest info, so you will still hear some saying you can't spread herpes without symptoms and other dubious advice, plus loads who don't know that IgM testing is useless.