[[Image:Hgr6simpex virus.jpg|right|thumb|Microscopy image of a herpes simplex virus (NASA)]]
[[Image:Hgr6simpex virus.jpg|right|thumb|Microscopy image of a herpes simplex virus (NASA)]]
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The '''Herpes Simplex Virus''' (HSV) is a "ubiquitous human pathogen that belongs to the Herpesviridae".<ref name="Struyf2004">{{cite book|last=Struyf|first=Frank|title=Genetic Analysis of Herpesvirus Entry Receptors and Host Susceptibility to Herpes Simplex Virus Infection|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=uNceEUmF6rcC&pg=PA11|accessdate=3 November 2014|date=1 September 2004|publisher=Leuven University Press|isbn=9789058674012|page=11}}</ref> The two common variants of HSV are "herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2)." While HSV-1 causes facial ulcers, HSV-2 causes genital ulcers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hsvoutbreak.com/what-causes-herpes-outbreaks|title=What Causes Primary and Recurrent Herpes Outbreaks?|year=2014|publisher=HSV Outbreak|accessdate=3 November 2014}}</ref>
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The '''Herpes Simplex Virus''' (HSV) is a "ubiquitous human pathogen that belongs to the Herpesviridae".<ref name="Struyf2004">{{cite book|last=Struyf|first=Frank|title=Genetic Analysis of Herpesvirus Entry Receptors and Host Susceptibility to Herpes Simplex Virus Infection|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uNceEUmF6rcC&pg=PA11|accessdate=3 November 2014|date=1 September 2004|publisher=Leuven University Press|isbn=9789058674012|page=11}}</ref> The two common variants of HSV are "herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2)." While HSV-1 causes facial ulcers, HSV-2 causes genital ulcers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hsvoutbreak.com/what-causes-herpes-outbreaks|title=What Causes Primary and Recurrent Herpes Outbreaks?|year=2014|publisher=HSV Outbreak|accessdate=3 November 2014}}</ref>