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A member asked:
I ask dis question last week i did not get the answer, what cause herpes?
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Herpes simplex vrus: This is caused by a virus, herpes simplex. Oral lesions are usually caused by type 1 virus, and genital ones are usually caused by type 2.
Answered 2/25/2017
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