While researchers work to find the answers, WHO offers some simple steps to reduce the risk of spreading the herpes virus.

To lower the risk of spreading the virus:

• Talk to your partner about having herpes.
• Don’t have sex if you have symptoms and always use a condom.
• Don’t share items that touched saliva (oral herpes).

While there are still many unanswered questions, this study reminds us that our health is interconnected in ways we are only beginning to understand.

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