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How Much Do You Know About Genital Herpes?

Genital herpes is a common sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the U.S. An STI is also called a sexually transmitted disease (STD). About 1 in 6 teens and adults has genital herpes. Find out more about genital herpes by taking this quiz.

1. How many types of herpes simplex virus are there?
2. Besides the genital area and the mouth, where else can HSV sores occasionally appear?
3. How is the virus passed from person to person?
4. Early symptoms of genital herpes include which of the following?
5. When HSV is not active in the body, what happens to it?
6. How often does an outbreak of lesions occur?
7. What should a pregnant person with HSV do to prevent passing the virus on to the baby?
8. How is genital herpes diagnosed?
9. How is genital herpes treated?
10. What should an infected person do during an outbreak?
Online Medical Reviewer: Felson, Sabrina MD
Online Medical Reviewer: Sather, Rita RN
Online Medical Reviewer: Wojcik, Stacey, MBS, BSN, RN
Date Last Reviewed: 5/1/2023
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