Date:   1/29/2009 7:57:54 AM ( 15 y ago)
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URL:   https://www.curezone.org/forums/fm.asp?i=1345436

Sorry, I didn't make that clear. What I meant by type-specific was differentiating between Herpes Simplex types 1 or 2. Some less up-to-date doctors or clinics just do a simple culture looking for Herpes Simplex without determining the type even though the type-specific culture testing has been around for a couple of decades. They assume, wrongly, that if it's below the belt it's type 2 while the truth is that about 1/3 of genital herpes cases are actually type 1, usually from the patient receiving oral sex from a partner who carries the type 1 virus as cold sores. An active cold sore is not necessary for transmission, although it makes it a lot more likely.
 

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