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Allison Parshall

Ancient herpes DNA found for the first time — in skeleton teeth


Odds are, you have herpes. Two out of three adults under 50 have been infected with herpes simplex virus 1, or HSV-1, which causes those painful cold sores that form in and around your mouth.

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