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Te-Wen Chang, MD

JAMA. 1977;238(2):155.

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FOR MANY years, it has been thought that genital herpetic infections were almost always caused by type 2 herpesvirus. Because of this, many persons have referred to these infections as "type 2 herpes" to avoid the word "genital" during conversation. In 1974, Chang et al¹ first described the not infrequent association of type 1 herpesvirus (oral type) and genital disease. It came as a surprise not only to the public but also to venereal disease (VD) specialists. Although carried as a news item by the Associated Press, many VD specialists were reluctant to accept this observation. They continued to hold onto the traditional belief that a special microenvironment in the genital tract exists and that only type 2 virus is well enough adapted to cause infections of the genital tract. Subsequent reports from other parts of the United States continued to disclose that type 2 virus was responsible for . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
From the Infectious Disease Service, New England Medical Center Hospital, and the Department of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston.

Footnotes
Reprint requests to Infectious Disease Service, New England Medical Center Hospital, 171 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA 02111 (Dr Chang).

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