{"id":118856,"date":"2023-05-26T01:37:53","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T01:37:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gskhsvassetstg.wpengine.com\/rec-003-resources\/"},"modified":"2024-03-08T21:06:17","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T21:06:17","slug":"rec-003-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/en-ca.stg.hsvstudyinfo.com\/rec-003-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"REC-003 Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row unlock_row_content=&#8221;yes&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;80&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;1&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; auto_height_device=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;135631&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; 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css_animation=&#8221;alpha-anim&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;196376&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thank you so much for your participation in the TH HSV REC-003 Research Study.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Genital herpes is caused by herpes simplex virus (HSV), a common virus from the same family as chickenpox and shingles. It affects about 500 million people worldwide of every ethnicity, sex, gender, age, and social status.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To learn more about HSV and living with genital herpes,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> watch the video below and visit the FAQs section.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner limit_content=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;477973&#8243;][vc_button button_color=&#8221;color-wayh&#8221; border_width=&#8221;0&#8243; css_animation=&#8221;alpha-anim&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;593922&#8243; button_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; width=&#8221;216&#8243; icon=&#8221;fa fa-play-circle-o&#8221; 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