"Genital herpes is a chronic, life-long viral infection. Two types of HSV can cause genital herpes: HSV-1 and HSV-2. Most cases of recurrent genital herpes are caused by HSV-2, and approximately 50 million persons in the United States are infected with this type of genital herpes (318). However, an increasing proportion of anogenital herpetic infections have been attributed to HSV-1 infection, which is especially prominent among young women and MSM (319-321)."
69withbillcosby ago
Just tell the girl that they're razor bumps
carcoma ago
Obvious conspiratroll is obvious.
drexhex ago
It's all fluids, including kissing. Most people get it from family members.
Tleilaxu_Ghola ago
This post looks like a job for a moderator.
drexhex ago
Are you sure? Many people with it don't exhibit symptoms, and it sometimes won't show up on a standard STD test - you usually have to request it.
cinderblock ago
Very conspiracy worthy post.
Charlie_Prime ago
Basically there is no cure. The remedy is to keep one's immune system strong in order to prevent viral outbreaks.
The most common causes of a weak immune system are: sugar, smoking, junk food, wheat, sunburn, over-work, stress, and many pharmaceuticals.
drexhex ago
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK47447/
Jubelum ago
I love it when people come through with good source material
2drunk ago
"Genital herpes is a chronic, life-long viral infection. Two types of HSV can cause genital herpes: HSV-1 and HSV-2. Most cases of recurrent genital herpes are caused by HSV-2, and approximately 50 million persons in the United States are infected with this type of genital herpes (318). However, an increasing proportion of anogenital herpetic infections have been attributed to HSV-1 infection, which is especially prominent among young women and MSM (319-321)."
Source: http://www.cdc.gov/std/tg2015/herpes.htm
drexhex ago
Nope, you're stuck with it. If it makes you feel better, as much as 90% of the population has it, even if they don't exhibit symptoms.