title: Is herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) now more common than HSV-2 in first episodes of genital herpes?
authors.forename: Gregory J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Mertz
authors.forename: Susan L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Rosenthal
authors.forename: Lawrence R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Stanberry
mesh_terms: D006558:Herpes Genitalis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology*; D022301:Herpes Simplex Virus Vaccines; D018259:Herpesvirus 1, Human; D018258:Herpesvirus 2, Human; D006801:Humans; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D022301:Herpes Simplex Virus Vaccines