While herpes is very common, it also carries a lot of stigma that can lead to anxiety, fear and misinformation about herpes.įor many people, herpes is a minor skin condition that comes and goes without causing problems. Most Canadians will have at least one type of HSV in their lifetime.
Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted infection caused by one of the two types of the herpes simplex virus (HSV): herpes simplex 1 (HSV-1) and herpes simplex 2 (HSV-2).
