Hi. My name is HSV-1. I'm a double stranded DNA virus that's part of the Herpesviridae family. I live in your nerves. I have a primary infection, then recurrent infections. My recurrent infection causes painful red blisters around your mouth. These are called herpes labialis, or cold sores.Bright sun can convince me to come out again, as well as stress, sickness and menstruation. I can also cause a deadly encephalitis, which means I infect your brain. If I get into your eye, I can give you herpetic keratitis and make you blind.
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