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== Overview == HSV-1 is mainly transmitted by oral contact and causes cold sores, but can also cause genital herpes (persons with oral HSV-1 are unlikely to subsequently contract genital HSV-1.)<ref name="WHO" /> HSV-1 is a highly common virus, found in an estimated 67% of the worldwide population under the age of 50.<ref name="WHO" /> HSV-1 is most contagious while symptomatic, but can also be transmitted while asymptomatic.<ref name="WHO" /> HSV-2 is sexually transmitted and causes most cases of genital herpes.<ref name="WHO" /> HSV-2 infection increases the risk of contracting and transmitting [[HIV]].<ref name="WHO" /> In the age group of 15 to 49, an estimated 11% of the global population has HSV-2.<ref name="WHO" />
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