Medically reviewed by Anju Goel, MD HSV-1 usually causes oral herpes, while HSV-2 primarily affects the genitals.You may not know you have herpes because it often has no symptoms.Medications can ...

Genital herpes infections are very common. There are 42 million new infections each year — that averages out to one new person infected each second. While treatments can help with symptoms, there's no ...

The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has released new recommendations advising against screening for genital herpes simplex virus (HSV) in asymptomatic adolescents and adults, including ...

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 ...

Unveiling a global crisis: groundbreaking research highlights the immense impact of HSV infections on health, urging a shift towards vaccine innovation and prevention measures. Study: Estimated global ...

HealthDay News — A once-promising investigational vaccine against herpes viruses showed only 20% efficacy against herpes genital disease in a large clinical trial designed to mimic the general ...

Infection with the virus that’s the main cause of cold sores may double a person’s risk of developing dementia, according to a new study. Adding to growing evidence of a link between the two, further ...

Results of the phase 2b randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA) 004 trial were announced here to voluble acclaim at AIDS 2010: ...

It's possible for oral herpes to cause genital herpes and vice versa Medically reviewed by Steffini Stalos, DO The virus that causes cold sores—herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1)—also can cause ...

Number of people with at least one episode of HSV-attributable genital ulcer disease was 187.9 and 16.7 million for HSV-2, HSV-1 in 2020. (HealthDay News) — The incidence and prevalence of genital ...