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If you have genital hsv1 do you also have oral hsv1?

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Dr. Samuel Galima answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

It was thought to be that HSV-1 was oral and HSV-2 was genital. This is no longer the case. The risk of contracting the disease occurs with contact with someone in those areas who have active infection, which is a the vesicular rash. Once someone has HSV, they can be a carrier and may have flares/outbreaks in the future

Answered 12/24/2021

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