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Herpes
Often sexually transmitted, herpes is a common viral infection. To better understand herpes and how it affects your health, get more information here.
1 or 2? It's important to know which type of herpes you have
As a general rule, herpes simplex is herpes simplex. Usually, type 1 causes oral, lip, and facial herpes, while type 2 causes genital herpes. However, type 1 may cause genital herpes and type 2 may cause oral herpes. more >>
Herpes: can I be infected twice?
A study done in 1980 in Atlanta, Georgia, showed that genital herpes can recur with more than one strain of the virus. People with one strain of herpes can get another. more >>
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