Vaccines are one of the most important medical inventions of modern times that have saved and enhanced innumerable lives around the world. Despite the technological advances in vaccine design and ...

Herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2) is a sexually transmitted infection that can cause painful, recurrent lesions in the genital skin and mucosa. HSV-2 initially infects genital epithelial cells before ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a healthy man in my late 40s. I was married for 18 years to my first sexual partner. Since my divorce three years ago, I have had two additional partners. These were casual flings ...

There's a lot more "sex" going on between the oral and genital herpes viruses than scientists previously thought, according to a new study. The study, published April 23 in The Journal of Infectious ...

The researchers found 25.6 million people aged 15 to 49 years had new HSV-2 infections and 519.5 million (13.3%) had existing (prevalent) HSV-2 infections globally in 2020. (HealthDay News) — The ...

Infection with the herpes simplex virus (HSV) is for life. Although HSV-2 is the main cause of genital herpes, HSV-1 – the virus responsible for cold sores – can be transmitted by oral sex, so it, too ...

Herpes on the penis looks like clusters of small, fluid-filled blisters. The herpes virus is easily spread through intimate ...

Serum YKL-40 levels in patients with cervical cancer are elevated compared to patients with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and healthy controls No significant financial relationships to disclose.

Dear Dr. Roach: I went to my doctor for some blood tests, but the assistant who drew my blood put in the wrong code and tested me for herpes, which came back positive for HSV-2. I have been married ...