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What is herpes?

Herpes is an infection caused by similar but distinct viruses called Herpes Simplex Virus, Type 1 and Herpes Simplex Virus, Type 2, or HSV-1 and HSV-2. Herpes can be a sexually transmitted disease ( STD), spread from one person to another by close sexual contact, and it can also be spread by non-sexual contact. HSV-1 has traditionally been referred to as “oral herpes,” while HSV-2 is more typically recognized as “genital herpes,” but both viruses are transmitted in the same ways and both can occur anywhere.

More than 45 million Americans have been diagnosed with genital herpes, many of whom may not even know it. It is also estimated that there are at least one million new cases diagnosed every year.

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