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When a person has an outbreak of herpes 1 or 2 can it cause tingling all over the body? also can herpes 2 cause only itching on the genitals without painful outbreaks?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Herpes 1 & 2: At the time of initial Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 infection a person may have fever, weakness, sore throat, painful lesions (most often on lips, around mouth, gums, tongue, cheeks), swollen & /or painful lymph nodes in neck. There may be a gray coating on the tongue. A first exposure to herpes simplex II virus can cause fever, chills, headache, feeling generally ill and weakness of muscles.

Answered 6/16/2020

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