CRITICAL THINKING: A week after spending their vacation rafting down Colorado River, all five members of Jones family developed cold sores on their lips. At the local hospital doctor told them that the lesions were caused by a herpesvirus. Both Mr. and Mrs. Jones were stunned: Isn't true that herpes is a sexually transmitted disease (STD)? How could it have affected their young children?

CRITICAL THINKING: A week after spending their vacation rafting down Colorado River, all five members of Jones family developed cold sores on their lips. At the local hospital doctor told them that the lesions were caused by a herpesvirus. Both Mr. and Mrs. Jones were stunned: Isn't true that herpes is a sexually transmitted disease (STD)? How could it have affected their young children?

Body Structures & Functions Updated

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Author:Scott

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Chapter21: Reproductive System

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