HSV-1 usually causes oral herpes, while HSV-2 primarily affects the genitals. You may not know you have herpes because it ...

Two viruses, herpes simplex 1 (HSV-1) and herpes simplex 2 (HSV-2), can cause a genital herpes infection. The two viruses are closely related but not identical. HSV-1 is also the most common cause of ...

Persons who have tested positive for herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) but do not have symptoms or genital lesions still experience virus shedding during subclinical (without clinical manifestations ...

Herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2) is periodically shed throughout the human genital tract. Although a high viral load correlates with the development of genital ulcers, shedding also commonly occurs even ...

Anti-herpetic agents reduce recurrence of herpes simplex-2 (HSV-2) symptoms but do not completely block subclinical shedding of virus, even at high doses, researchers reported. In three complementary ...

herpes simplex 1 (HSV-1), which usually causes oral herpes herpes simplex 2 (HSV-2), which usually causes genital herpes Although HSV-1 usually causes oral herpes, it can spread to the genitals ...

Genital herpes is an incurable, chronic infection caused by either one of two herpesviruses: herpes simplex 1 and herpes simplex 2 (HSV-1 and HSV-2). Both may be spread through sexual contact.

Figure 1: siRNAs administered intravaginally are efficiently taken up by vaginal tissue and durably silence endogenous EGFP expression. To investigate whether siRNAs could protect mice from HSV-2 ...

Recurrent herpes simplex labialis, also known as oral herpes, is a condition of the mouth area caused by the herpes simplex virus. It’s a common and contagious condition that spreads easily. According ...