Summary:
- Genital herpes is an STI caused by a herpes virus.
- In the United States, as many as one in four people are infected with the virus.
- Symptoms of genital herpes include painful blisters on the genitals.
- The virus remains in the body, causing periodic outbreaks of blisters.
- Outbreaks may be triggered by stress, illness, or other factors.
- A person with genital herpes is most likely to transmit the virus during an outbreak.
- HPV may cause genital warts, which are small, rough growths.
- It may also cause cancer of the cervix in females.