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    Symptoms & Types

    How will you know if you have genital herpes? Can you get herpes from someone who doesn’t show signs of the disease? How might herpes effect your body? Find answers here.

    1. Common Signs of Herpes

      1. Common Signs of Herpes

        Learn about the full range of symptoms, from mild to severe.

    2. HSV-1 and HSV-2

      1. HSV-1 and HSV-2: The Herpes Simplex Viruses

        Learn the difference between the two types of herpes simplex virus.

      2. Herpes and the Eye

        Most people are surprised to find out that two types of herpes viruses -- the one that causes cold sores and the one that causes chickenpox -- can also cause a condition called herpetic eye disease.

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