Vigilant condom use is a proven way to lower both the risk of contracting the virus that causes genital herpes, in both genders.

HSV-2 causes most cases of genital herpes, a common sexually transmitted disease (STD) that causes recurrent outbreaks of sores in and around the genitals

CBC News reports the surfacing of a potentially fatal sexually transmitted disease that rarely appears in industrialized countries in Canada.

According to the report, there are currently 22 cases of lymphogranuloma venereum reported to the country's public health agency. An analysis in the May 31 online edition of the Canadian Medical Association Journal first announced the potential outbreak