There are two types of herpes simplex virus, type 1 and type 2 (HSV-1 and HSV-2), both belong to the Herpesviridae family, Alphaherpesvirinae subfamily. Herpes simplex virus type 2 is a common human ...

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 ...

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

For patients with the herpes simplex-1 virus (HSV-1), there are just a handful of drugs available to treat the painful condition that can affect the eyes, mouth and genitals. If patients develop ...

The virus that causes common cold sores may be behind cognitive problems and memory loss later in life. New research published in Neurology on March 25, found people who had higher levels of the ...

Herpes simplex is a virus that belongs to the family herpesviridae, which includes many DNA viruses that affect animals, including humans. The family includes the following 8 types of viruses: The ...

The objectives of the present study were: to establish the herpetic etiology of the postoperative vesicular facial lesions that appear after trigeminal sensory-root section; to determine by antibody ...