The sharing of body fluids, sharing of hypodermic needles, blood transfusions of infected blood or blood products, and perinatal transmission and in some cases breast feeding. ... Swollen lymph glands, muscular aches and pains and fever as wells as fatigue and sleepiness when blisters are present. ...

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Herpes develops as painful blisters. ... Symptoms include the blisters along with fever, tenderness, swollen lymph glands and flu-like symptoms. ... The virus can be spread by contaminated blood, saliva, or body fluids. ... It is spread through sexual contact, infected blood or contaminated needles. ... This means that damage to the white blood cells is not yet severe. ...

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