Can filthy VR headsets give you herpes? We have answers.

Rumors about hot, new technology are almost always exciting, except when the rumor is about a potential health hazard.

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Recently, a developer posted a chat screenshot on Twitter of a person claiming to have contracted ocular herpes from a dirty virtual reality headset. And that post has some VR fans absolutely freaking out. 

EYE HERPES IS SPREADING VIA VR HEADSETS! You know those big events where people try VR for the first time? Well this dev got herpes from it! http://pic.twitter.com/ngNQK5QiFB

— Drift0r (@Drift0r) October 25, 2016 Read more...

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