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A member asked:

My child has the herpe simplex 1 on his right cheek, he was diagnos at 2 years with it. since then, he gets outbreaks.will it lessen through time?

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Dr. Martin Fried answered

Specializes in Nutrition

Stress: Stress and colds seem to bring the virus out. The frequency of it can not be determined ahead of time.

Answered 1/7/2014

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