What are the different types of herpes simplex?

What are the different types of herpes simplex?

There are different serotypes of the herpes simplex virus. At one point in time it was really thought that herpes simplex virus 1 was an infection that we commonly saw above the waist and that herpes simplex 2 was more commonly an infection that we saw below the waist. But there's been a lot of reports of both in both locations. So, although it is more common to get herpes simplex virus 1 in the lip or on the face and to get herpes virus simplex 2 as a genital infection that does not always hold true.