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Skin disease
Genital herpes
Infection with the herpes simplex virus, with recurrent episodes of painful clustered blisters in the genital area.
Antivirals shorten the flare-ups and, when recurrences are frequent, suppressive treatment dramatically reduces both the episodes and transmission.
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