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About 16% of Americans have herpes.

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Can you get herpes from kissing a girl's but cheeks?

Herpes can be on your cheek.


How many people have died from impetigo?

Although there is no cure, No one has ever died from herpes. Herpes isn't like aids, you can't die from it.As far as I know of there are no reported deaths related to herpes. The common types of herpes are not life threatening to adults. But it can have cause some complications to babies if they contract it at birth but herpes is rarely passed at birth.


Can you remove herpes?

You can't remove herpes.


What are the demographics for cold sores?

Oral herpes is very common. More than 60% of Americans have had a cold sore, and almost 25% of those infected experience recurrent outbreaks.Most of these persons became infected before age 10. Anyone can become infected by herpes virus.


What type of herpes do you have when it itchs?

All types of herpes cause itching or burning. This is true for oral herpes, genital herpes, chicken pox, and shingles.


What is the organism responsible for herpes?

herpes simples, herpes labialis, or herpes gigngivitis.Herpes is a type of virus which cause disease in humans like encephalitis by herps zooster virus, genital herpes by HerpesviridaeThe condition commonly known as "herpes," referring to sores on the mouth or genitals, is caused by the Herpes simplex virus, or HSV. The are other forms of the virus, such as Herpes zoster, that cause lesions on other parts of the body.Virus is herpes simplex virus type 2 for genital herpes and type 1 for oral herpes.Shingles, which is a form of herpes is caused by chicken pox virus.STD


Which skin disorder is caused by a type of herpes virus?

Some common names for the skin diseases of herpes are cold sores, fever blisters, genital herpes, shingles, whitlow, wrestler's herpes, and ophthalmic herpes.


What type of pathogen is herpes?

Herpes is a family of viruses that include cold sores, warts, and genital herpes.HSV or Herpes Simplex Virus. There are many types and they cause a variety of conditions from genital herpes all the way to something as mild as cold sores.the causative agent for herpes is the varicella zoster.


What is herpes simplex communly known as?

Herpes simplex is commonly known as oral herpes.


What causes a canker sore?

An infection. Usually herpes simplex, (herpes 1) a virus. See herpes


Does herpes affect your fertility?

Herpes will not stop you from conceiving.


How do you say herpes in Spanish?

Translation: miliaria