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Please help? is the sexually transmitted desease herpes a dangerous one?
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In general: In an immunocompetent host (a person with a healthy immune system), a herpes simplex infection is not accepted as a disease process that causes significant mortality (deaths) or morbidity (health related hardships).
Answered 3/22/2014
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