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What's the difference between herpes and genital herpes?

Asked by greek3nny about 1 year ago, 4 answers.

im 13 years old an doin a project I need 2 know the diffrence between herpes an genital herpes so if you kan help that b great!

~~isabel~~

Answered by miss60 on Dec 13, 2007, 08:11PM
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Herpes Simplex A is the herpes virus that causes cold sores (like you get on your lips).
My doctor told me that most people carry this virus.
Genital Herpes appear on your genitals - hence the name. I don't know how many people have this.
These are NOT the exact same virus.
Herpes Zoster is chickenpox - all herpes viruses stay in the body and sometimes many years later the Herpes Zoster causes shingles a painful blister outbreak.
Thats about the extent of my Herpes knowledge. Hope it helps

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Answered by malmur on Dec 14, 2007, 01:41PM
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I don't there really is a differece. I think it's all herpes. There are various strains (Cold sore strain vs. std strain). Are you thinking what is the difference between herpes and genital warts?

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Answered by haleylovesjb on Apr 12, 2008, 10:25AM
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genital herpes is an STD we just got off this topic in health

Answered by samantha360 on Nov 10, 2009, 11:15PM
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They are two completely different diseases that are transmitted sexually.

Herpes is caused by the herpes simplex virus and has 2 major strains HSV-1 and HSV-2. 1 causes cold sores on your mouth which 80% of the population has and 2 causes genital herpes which looks like the cold sores that you see on peoples lips but on the genitals and anus. They can go vise-versa though.

HPV is a virus with over a hundred strains a few of which cause genital and mouth warts and a few have been found to cause cervical cancer.

More information can be found at http://yourstdhelp.com

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