Herpes Transmission Unlike some viruses, like the flu virus that can be transmitted through the air you breathe, the herpes virus spreads by direct skin to skin contact. This means that the disease is transmitted when there is contact with the infected area like a cold sore. The virus is also transmitted via sexual intercourse [...]
Herpes Simplex I virus causes cold sores or fever blisters.
Heterosexual men who undergo medical circumcision can significantly reduce their risk of acquiring two common sexually transmitted infections–herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), the cause of genital herpes, and human papillomavirus (HPV), which can cause cancer and genital warts, according to a report in the March 26 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine [...]
