Can one cause the other?

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If a person has HSV-1 (oral herpes), can that eventually develop or cause HSV-2 (genital herpes)??

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yes, you can. Lets say you have herpes simplex 1 outbreak on your lip, and you touch your lip and forget to wash your hands, and than touch your genital area. This will most definetly put you at high risk for spreading herpes simplex 2 too yourself. People who have Hsv-1 must wash there hands very frequently when a outbreak occurs

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no they are two different types of viruses.

No. They are 2 different strains of HSV. However, someone with HSV-1 performing oral sex on another person can give the person HSV-2.

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Yes, actually they can. If you have an active HSV-1(aka a cold sore) and you perform oral sex on someone, it can develop into HSV-2.
Source(s):
http://www.herpes.com/overview.shtml
http://www.cdc.gov/std/Herpes/STDFact-Herpes.htm#Howspread
http://www.ashastd.org/herpes/herpes_learn.cfm

No, it can not cause or develop into the other. However, there are some recent studies showing that now individuals with HSV-1 who perform oral sex on someone can now transmit it to the genital area. The test will show it is HSV-1 not HSV-2 which is what is normally found in the genital area.

No! oral herpes is different from genital herpes. Herpes is found on the spot in which it comes in contact with. However, if you have oral herpes and you perform oral sex on them that person will he genital herpes and if you have genital herpes and someone performs oral sex on you, they will contract oral herpes. That's a good question. Most people don't know that a cold sore is a form of herpes, but it is a virus in your body that can not be removed.

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