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What is genital HSV-1, and how do you manage it?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 28-year-old male with no notable medical conditions or abnormalities. I used to get cold sores on my mouth when I was young, but have not had it in many years (I assume HSV-1 since oral HSV-2 is rare and since, at that point, I was not sexually active). Strangely, last week I ha... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. All herpes viruses enter into latency after primary infection, establishing lifelong infection. From their latency, herpesviruses can be reactivated, which has been correlated with a weakening of a host’s immune defenses against the virus to cause various diseases.... Read Full »