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What is the difference between Oral and Genital Herpes?

What is the difference between Oral and Genital Herpes?

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Asked by Jenske , Last updated: Nov 09, 2024

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M. Jabrowsky

M. Jabrowsky

M. Jabrowsky
M. Jabrowsky, Bank Manager, Ohio

Answered May 29, 2020

Oral and Genital Herpes are two types of infections caused by the herpes simplex virus 1 and herpes simplex virus 2. This infection causes irritation and pain, watery blisters in the skin, and other affected areas of the body.

One of the main differences between Oral and genital herpes is that oral herpes occurs in the mouth and it can also occur in the surrounding areas of one's face, while genital herpes occurs in the genital. Oral herpes is caused by herpes simplex virus type 1, while genital herpes is caused by herpes simplex virus type 2. Both diseases are contagious, and they are also infectious.

This means anyone who has this virus can pass it to another person. Oral herpes is usually contracted through kissing, while genital herpes can be contracted through sexual intercourse with an infected person, and that makes genital herpes one of the examples of sexually transmitted diseases.

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