Cold sores are typically caused by Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV1). Genital herpes on the other hand is usually caused by a different strand of the virus called Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV2). It is possible to transfer the different viruses to other areas of the body.
Chuck Barris, the wacky host of The Gong Show, died Tuesday at the age of 87. His publicist confirmed he passed away from natural causes at his home in Palisades, New York. Barris was the creator of The Gong Show and two other popular TV game shows, The Newlywed Game and The Dating Game.
By City News Service. PASADENA â Eugene Patton, the stagehand who became âGene Gene the Dancing Machineâ on televisionâs âThe Gong Showâ in the late 1970s, has died. Patton died in Pasadena, California on March 9 of complications from diabetes, his son Sidney Patton said on Wednesday. â¢ VIDEO: Gene Gene the Dancing Machine in action.