HSV is transmitted through specific modes of contact
The retrieved literature consistently supports the fact that herpes simplex virus is transmitted through specific modes of contact, including oral-to-oral, sexual, and perinatal contact.
The claim is specific and empirical, addressing transmission modes of herpes simplex virus. Multiple studies (0, 1, 3, 11) detail exact routes such as oral-to-oral mixing, sexual transmission, and intrapartum contact. There is no evidence refuting these well-established epidemiological transmission pathways.
Hachem H, Ayoub HH, Abu-Raddad LJ. Age-Dependent Assortativeness in Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Oral Transmission in the United States: A Mathematical Modeling Analysis.. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiaf157
Paper [0] investigates oral-to-oral transmission patterns of HSV-1, illustrating a specific mode of contact.
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Naffeti BS, Ayoub HH, Abu-Raddad LJ. Quantifying population-level sexual risk behavior through HSV-2 transmission dynamics in the United States, 1950-2020.. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-17719-2
Paper [1] models HSV-2 transmission dynamics linked to sexual risk behaviors and networks.
Raidan Alyazidi, Soren Gantt. Herpes simplex Virus. 2018. https://doi.org/10.1093/med/9780190604813.003.0007
Paper [3] notes that neonatal HSV is typically acquired intrapartum via contact with the infected maternal birth canal.
R Dolin, F A Gill, A J Nahmias. Genital herpes simplex virus type 1 infection--variability in modes of spread.. 1975. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/173699/
Paper [11] documents the acquisition of HSV-1 through specific routes such as orogenital contact.
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