"...while these #viruses mostly don't cause symptoms, when they do, it's generally in the form of painful blisters in the affected area."
When you stigmatize #herpes, you announce your literal ignorance (and perpetuate manufactured fear created by #JohnLeo and #MaureenDowd in #Time #magazine in the 80's).
#Humans have had herpes since long before #HomoSapiens existed.
Herpes is *typical* in humans, and you likely carry the #virus, including #ChickenPox and #shingles.