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SANTA FE – Some sexually transmitted disease are more common than many people think
The World Health Organization (WHO) released new numbers last week revealing more than half the world’s population has at least one form of herpes.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Herpes is a common sexually transmitted disease (STD) that any sexually active person can get, and there is no cure for it.
Two types of viruses cause two types of herpes: herpes simplex type 1 and herpes simplex type 2. Type 1 affects the lips and mouth and cause fever blisters. Type 2 causes blisters that form in the genital area.
Blisters burst and turn into open sores or ulcers...