text: forgive my stupidity,what is genital herpes ?   it's an std (sexually transmitted disease).  as far as i know, there is no known cure for it, but there are medications that help reduce the number of "break outs" a person has. when the break outs occur, there is usually scab-like sores on the genitals. you can also get it on the mouth.  p.s. i did a search on it. here's a link to a site that explains it more. hope this helps.   http://www.mydna.com/health/sexual/std/o/gherpes.html