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Can the flu or cold virus trigger an outbreak of genital hsv1?
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Indirectly: by lowering your immune resistance, this could result in an outbreak.
Answered 3/25/2022
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Can hsv2 outbreak look like mole/freckles? My ex had what he thought was hsv1(cold sores) but the test came back negative and hsv2 was positive.can hsv2 be oral only or does it mean he also has genital herpes?his Dr said his freckles were an outbreak?
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