genital herpes
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Type 2 can cause genital herpes, which is spread via sexual contact.
From Salon
With newborns, the virus can be passed on either by a kiss or by the mother if she has had genital herpes for the first time, within the last six weeks of pregnancy.
From Fox News
I had always practised safe sex, but contracted genital herpes eight years ago.
From The Guardian
Nationwide, more than 12 percent of people ages 14 to 49 are infected with HSV-2, the principal cause of genital herpes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
From Washington Post
The case, Ho recalled, involved a teenager who had been told by a resident that she had genital herpes.
From Washington Post
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