Category: STI

  • A Conversation with Herpes Virus

    A Conversation with Herpes Virus

    Me: Tell us who you are?HSV1: Oral herpes or herpes simplex virus 1 here. I cause cold sores. Sitting next to me, hiding behind a mask of shame, is my sibling herpes simplex virus 2—HSV2: I can do my own talking.HSV 1: My bad.HSV2: I’m the dreaded genital herpes—but for the record, these days HSV1…