It's possible for oral herpes to cause genital herpes and vice versa Medically reviewed by Steffini Stalos, DO Genital herpes can be caused by HSV-1, commonly known as the virus causing cold sores.

People with a genital infection of the herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), which usually causes cold sores, frequently shed the virus in the first months after infection, raising the risk that they ...

Herpes simplex virus is a common infection that typically appears in and around the mouth (oral herpes) or the genitals (genital herpes). Ulcers may cause pain but usually resolve within a few days or ...

Infections caused by herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) can lead to HSV-1 encephalitis-a rare but deadly condition that inflames the brain. Despite decades of research, treatment options for this ...

Around 1 in 5 of the world’s under 50s—846 million people—are living with genital herpes infection, suggest the latest global estimates, published online in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections ...