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HS2
(redirected from herpes simplex 2)

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HS2Herpes Simplex 2
HS2I-Hypersensitive Site 2


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This makes no sense at all since the scientific literature doesn't classify herpes simplex 1 (cold sores) as a different disease as herpes simplex 2 (genital herpes)- but rather as two different types of the same disease which are almost identical genetically, and since many of the new cases of herpes of the genital area are actually caused by people getting herpes simplex 1 on their genitals from oral sex.
Genital Herpes The other dominant member of the herpes family is the herpes simplex 2 virus which is also referred to as HSV 2.
There has been no consensus among physicians as to whether suppressive or episodic treatment works best against genital herpes, also called herpes simplex 2, Fife says.
 
 
 
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