Genital herpes is caused by a herpes simplex virus type 1 or type 2 nearly everyone 70 will catch at least one type sooner or laterMost dont know they have it 1 in 3 will have symptoms and get diagnosed The others have mild symptoms and so they are unlikely to be diagnosed or they have no symptoms at allThe word incurable is used to make it seem important when it isntSome people get recurrences and we can advise on how these can be reduced and stoppedMany other infections stay with us chickenpox glandular fever are two Other infections also hide in the body Nobody makes a fuss about them