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Herpes simplex virus type 1 differs from type 2 in that type 1 is less likely to recur. The average patient who gets type 2 has an average of six outbreaks in the first year. Contrary to urban legend, type 1 does not only infect the mouth and type 2 does not only infect the genitals.

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