For all types of herpes viruses, see Herpesviridae. For other uses, see Herpes (disambiguation). Herpes Other names Herpes simplex Oral herpes of the lower lip. Note the blisters in a group...
2 Recurrent genital herpes 6.3 Suppressive therapy for recurrent genital herpes 6.4 Over-the-counter and non-drug treatments 7 Epidemiology 8 History 9 Research 10 References 11 External...
Shingles Other names Herpes zoster Herpes zoster blisters on the neck and shoulder Specialty... diagnosis Herpes simplex , chest pain, insect bites , cutaneous leishmaniasis [4] Prevention...
Genital herpes is a chronic, lifelong viral infection. Two types of HSV can cause genital herpes: HSV-1 and HSV-2. Most cases of recurrent genital herpes are caused by HSV-2, and 11.9% of persons aged 14–49 years are estimated to be infected in the United States (436). However, an increasing proportion of anogenital herpetic infections have been attributed to HSV-1, which is especially prominent among young women and MSM (186,437,438). The majority of persons infected with HSV-2 have not had t...
Improved gene therapy techniques cleared up to 95 percent of latent herpes virus in mice. Human trials? At least 3 years away. Fred Hutch virologist Dr. Keith Jerome hopes this study "opens up the...
Severe symptoms · Immunosuppression · Atypical presentations (eg, myelitis) · Involvement of more than 2 dermatomes · Significant facial bacterial superinfection · Disseminated herpes zoster · Ophthalmic involvement · Meningoencephalopathic involvement
Neurologic outcomes were significantly improved with antiviral therapy in immunocompromised patients with herpes meningitis (P < .05), but not in the 27 patient-episodes among...
Abstract Background Acute herpes zoster is a prevalent condition. One of its major symptoms is pain, which can highly influence patient's quality of life. Pain therapy is limited. Acupuncture is su...
Abstract Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is the cause of herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE), a... alternative therapy and the efficacy of cidofovir is currently uncertain in that context. The...
Abstract There are eight members of the herpesviridae family: herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1)... investigated for treatment of HSV disease, including infections resistant to existing therapy.