Herpes simplex virus comes in two types. HSV-1 which produces cold sores and HSV-2 which produces most genital herpes. The diseases are ubiquitous and contagious and can be spread through contact with saliva and/or skin to skin contact.
Though it is a painful disease, there are treatments available that mitigate symptoms and reduce the risk of transmission to your partner.
“If anyone has any concerns or questions regarding fever blisters or different sores on their body, that is a good time to see your doctor and talk about that and perhaps have some testing, you can do a culture of the virus or and now that we have some blood testing available as well.”-Dr. Jane Scott
Some estimates say nearly 90% of adults have one of two strains of herpes. With this number’s increase, why is there still no cure?
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“The herpes family of viruses can have a surprising upside--it can protect against the bubonic plague and other bacterial contagions, at least in mice.”
“Researchers have identified the evolutionary origins of human herpes simplex virus (HSV) -1 and -2, reporting that the former infected hominids before their evolutionary split from chimpanzees 6 million years ago while the latter jumped from ancient chimpanzees to ancestors of modern humans -- Homo erectus -- approximately 1.6 million years ago.”
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