Genital herpes causes painful sores on your genitals (sex organs). It is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the U.S. It's caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV). Most ...

Genital herpes infections are very common. There are 42 million new infections each year — that averages out to one new person infected each second. While treatments can help with symptoms, there's no ...

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Herpes can be transmitted through kissing and oral contact with an infected person's genitals. IAN HOOTON/ Getty Images Oral and genital herpes can be transmitted through direct skin-to-skin contact, ...