Chickenpox is a contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). It causes flu-like symptoms and an itchy rash.

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Genital herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections are frequently asymptomatic or undiagnosed, but more than half the US population is seropositive for HSV, and about one-fifth are positive for HSV-2 ...

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Once you're infected, herpes viruses—herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2)—stay with you forever. When the virus is inactive, it will imbed itself in nerve cells ...