Genital Herpes- Does Hsv1 Cause Genital Herpes? HSV1 type herpes virus is mainly responsible for causing Cold sores. If you think that HSV1 does not cause genital herpes please revise your opinion. This virus can cause genital herpes. Let us read some salient points about this. 1. Genital herpes is caused by herpes viruses- HSV1 […]