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Facts about Herpes |
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- Herpes
simplex virus can cause small
blisters or sores on the mouth or
genitals.
- About
80 percent of American adults
have oral herpes (cold sores).
- An
estimated 25 percent of adults in
the United States have genital
herpes. Most don't know it
because their symptoms are too
mild to notice.
- Herpes
is most easily spread during an
active outbreak or during
prodrome --the few days just
before an outbreak.
- Herpes
is uncomfortable but not
dangerous.
- Herpes
does not effect the immune system
or lead to other health problems.
- Herpes
can be spread even when no
symptoms are present.
- The
surest way to prevent the spread
of genital herpes is to avoid sex
during an active outbreak.
- Always
use condoms between outbreaks.
- Most
couples decide together how to
reduce the risk.
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