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Scientists Suggest HSV-2 (Genital Herpes) Likely Jumped From Ancient Chimps To Early Humans Via Paranthropus Boisei, A Hominin “Middleman,” Exposed Through Scavenging/Fluid Contact With Homo Erectus. HSV-1 (Oral Herpes) Is Thought To Have Co-Evolved With The Human Lineage. The Study Sheds Light On Ancient Viral Jumps & Future Epidemic Risks.

Meet Paranthropus Boisei, The Ancient Hominin That Gave Humans Genital Herpes – Newsweek

https://www.newsweek.com/meet-paranthropus-boisei-ancient-hominin-gave-humans-genital-herpes-674850

This flat-faced, extinct hominin likely infected the first human ancestor with HSV2 more than a million years ago.