What is Herpes?
3. HSV-2
The other variety of herpes virus is HSV-2, which is the most common cause of genital herpes. It is also spread by skin to skin contact with another infected person, and usually from sexual intercourse with somebody who is infected. It is a very contagious virus, which helps to make it as common as it is.
There is some speculation that it is possible to contract the disease from contact with towels, toilet seats, and other objects that have been in contact with infected people. However, the herpes virus is unable to survive for long outside of its host, meaning that it is very unlikely the disease will be transmitted in this way.
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