Marielle:

Kelle’s answer of: herpes 1 is around your lip and herpes 2 is around your genitals was 6th grade level info. At least you were given the best web site to http://cdc/gov and to elaborate on herpes I want you to know that HPV simplex I is in around the mouth and face. Herpes simplex II is in and around the genital area but, both simplexes can be anywhere inside or outside of the body. The initial outbreak is the worse. Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by the herpes simplex viruses type 1 (HSV-1) and type 2 (HSV-2). Most genital herpes is caused by HSV-2. Most individuals have no or only minimal signs or symptoms from HSV-1 or HSV-2 infection. When signs do occur, they typically appear as one or more blisters on or around the genitals or rectum. The blisters break, leaving tender ulcers (sores) that may take two to four weeks to heal the first time they occur. Typically, another outbreak can appear weeks or months after the first, but it almost always is less severe and shorter than the first outbreak. Although the infection can stay in the body indefinitely, the number of outbreaks tends to decrease over a period of years. I am so sorry to read your story. Please keep in close contact with your doctor/nurse and read info on cdc’s website. It is horrible to find out you have HPV any where. For what it is worth, a lot of people around the world have mouth herpes/cold sores. HPV is a cousin to shingles & chickenpox.