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I saw on another question on the site that you couldn't get herpes 1 if you got herpes 2, but if you had herpes 1 you could get herpes 2 ? true?
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2 different strains: If u have herpes 1 , u can get herpes 2, if u have herpes 2 u can get herpes 1, and u can either strain orally or genitally.
Answered 2/22/2015
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