- By Rosilyn Rayborn
- Published Yesterday
- Medicines and Remedies
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Rating:
Unrated

Genital herpes is an STD caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV), which is in the same family of viruses responsible for chickenpox, shingles and mononucleosis (commonly called “mono” or “the kissing disease”) HSV can occur in two forms: HSV-1, which infects 80 percent of the U