What are the symptoms of genital herpes?
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In between episodes, the virus remains in your nerve system and can be reactivated from time to time to give you symptoms. [https://patient.info/health/sexually-transmitted-infections-leaflet/genital-herpes](https://patient.info/health/sexually-transmitted-infections-leaflet/genital-he... Groups of small, painful blisters then appear around the.
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