A member asked:

Can you get hsv 2 on the top of your foot? i got an infection in my eye 6 months ago. not sure whether it was hsv-1 or 2 or shingles. now i have an outbreak on the top of my foot. also will it travel to my genitals? as of now its only on my foot?

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Basics: An outbreak on your foot could be shingles which is herpes zoster, not HSV 1 or 2. You get HSV 1 or 2 on the genitals or in the orofacial (near the mouth).These germs are locality based and don't enter your blood to go to new sites.The shingles virus travels down a nerve root where it was hibernating after childhood chickenpox.

Answered 1/1/2021

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