Secure_Tiger1511 t1_j6o4df6 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 6:32 PM

The amount of people that don’t know that almost everyone in the world has the herpes virus inside them already is way more surprising. About 90% has at least 1 of the 2 strains.

BellyScratchFTW OP t1_j6o5tm9 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 6:41 PM

>at least 1 of the ~~2 strains~~ 8 common strains that infect humans..

Chicken pox, Epstein-Barr, and others.

Secure_Tiger1511 t1_j6o675m wrote on January 31, 2023 at 6:43 PM

I was referring to HSV-1 and HSV-2 specifically should have said so so that’s my bad.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK47447/

BellyScratchFTW OP t1_j6o79z8 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 6:50 PM

No worries! And thanks for the link.