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~~It's herpes simplex 1, the one known for cold sores. Although HSV2, known for genital herpes, has start becoming a cause of cold sores.~~
I was wrong
No it’s not, at least not according to Wikipedia.
Epstein-Barr virus is a different herpes virus that causes mono, which is not the same as HSV1 with its cold sores
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epstein%E2%80%93Barr_virus
Thank you for the correction. My bad for skimming the article about it.
Herpes simplex 1 (HSV-1) is not EBV (herpesvirus 4 aka HHV-4). Right family, but different virus.
EBV causes mono aka glandular fever: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epstein%E2%80%93Barr_virus
Yup, I've done a strike out on my mistake. Thanks for the correction!