A member asked:

Hpv & hsv2 are both contracted via skin contact. why does hsv2 enter the bloodstream & hpv doesn't? why does hpv go away eventually but hsv stay?

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Germ behavior: First, HPV doesn't really go away, symptoms like warts can clear, but the germ usually goes into hibernation and can return later. It has a tissue preference to live on or near surfaces, not enter the blood. HSV can erupt on skin surfaces and enter the blood, it can also clear, hibernate and return. These are cousin germs, but they behave differently, that's just the way it is

Answered 8/18/2015

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