Question: can you have hsv 1 and 2 in the same area?
Answer: HSV- 2 does not often occur on the mouth, but when it does, it causes fewer outbreaks and less asymptomatic shedding than HSV-1. Having one type of herpes may provide some degree of protection against getting the second type, but it is still possible to get both HSV-1 and HSV-2.