What is the difference between herpes simplex virus 1 and 2?

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What is the difference between herpes simplex virus 1 and 2?

Herpes simplex 1 and 2 are two different herpes viruses. Either virus is able to cause oral OR genital herpes.

Herpes is a skin infection and is localised, it is not carried in your blood. So when you catch it in that place, it stays in that place.

You have oral herpes. It DOES mean you have herpes (probably the virus hsv-1), but on your mouth, NOT your genitals.

Oral herpes is usually caught as a child, from a kiss from an infected adult.

If you have oral herpes on your mouth, your genitals will never be infectious, but you can give someone else genital herpes if you perform oral sex on them. The risk is highest when you have a fever blister, but it can also happen when you have no fever blister, so you should inform partners that you get them.

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