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Genital Herpes' Silent Spread
The majority of the 16% of Americans infected with the genital herpes virus don't get noticeable sores -- but 10% of the time, they shed enough virus to infect a sex partner.
The majority of the 16% of Americans infected with the genital herpes virus don't get noticeable sores -- but 10% of the time, they shed enough virus to infect a sex partner.
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Herpes tests are done to find the herpes simplex virus (HSV). An HSV infection can cause small, painful sores that look like blisters on the skin or the tissue lining (mucous membranes) of the throat, nose, mouth, urethra, rectum, and vagina. A herpes infection may cause only a single outbreak of sores, but in many cases the person will have more outbreaks.
There are two types of HSV.