Genital Herpes and Cold Sores

Genital Herpes and Cold Sores is an engaging course with a dramatized case study. Herpes is a Sexually Transmissible Infection (STI). It is caused by two related viruses, herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2). This course is for anyone wanting to know more about genital herpes and cold sores (oral herpes). The video case study features a young couple in a new relationship, where one has genital herpes. Is it safe for them to have sex if one has cold sores, or even genital herpes? In this course, Dr Kimberley Ivory answers questions, provides facts and dispels myths about the HSV virus.