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Facts about Genital Herpes Infection

About Genital Herpes
  • Herpes simplex 1 is most commonly associated with the less severe symptoms of the herpes virus, such as cold sores appearing in or around the mouth. Herpes simplex 2, on the other hand, is associated most commonly with the more severe symptoms of herpes, such as those affecting the genital regions
  • Spreading genital herpes and other forms of the herpes virus occur through close physical contact, with the blisters and herpes sores being the most obvious and contagious areas of possible contraction
  • A herpes outbreak can involve inflamed red spots that can appear around the eyes and inside and outside of the mouth and can disappear and reappear as frequently as every week or less frequently as in once every year
  • Although no cure for herpes currently exists, a number of herpes tests are available for prevention and/or diagnosis, as well as a variety of herpes treatments
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