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What to do if i have oral herpes and have been thinking aboutthere a possibility that i will get genital herpes?
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Not to worry: Oral and genital herpes are derived from two different herpes viruses. Herpes 1 for the oral and herpes 2 for the genital. Genital herpes is obtained only with sexual relations from an infected individual.
Answered 4/11/2014
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