Herpes simplex virus (HSV), one of the most common viral agents, causes painful blister-like lesions predominantly on the mouth (herpes labialis) (Fig. 1) and the anogenital areas (Fig.

Help may be on the way for people living with genital herpes, with a leading clinical trial about to take place to ...

Alaina Luxmoore is a trustee on the New Zealand Herpes Foundation (NZHF) board, an organisation aiming to make information ...

Identified risk factors for acquiring genital herpes infection include larger number ... Unfortunately, the serology does not differentiate between oral and genital infection.

Primarily spread through skin-to-skin contact, herpes simplex virus (HSV) is a common infection that causes painful ulcers or blisters in the oral or genital area. Symptoms can also include sore ...

Genital herpes, a common sexually transmitted infection worldwide, is the result of the herpes simplex virus. Although a cure is not yet available for this disease, there exist methods to manage ...

The words “herpes” and “spread” in the same sentence ... while others sprout oozing sores around the genitals or mouth. Current therapies include antivirals, but they just tamp the virus ...

Researchers at Fred Hutch Cancer Center have found in pre-clinical studies that an experimental gene therapy for genital and oral herpes removed 90% or more of the infection and suppressed how ...

While often associated with oral herpes, HSV-1 can also cause genital herpes. An estimated 491 million people aged 15–49 (13 per cent) worldwide have herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2 ...

Up to 80% of New Zealanders will get genital or oral herpes at some stage in their lives, but research shows most of us are too afraid of judgment to talk about it. A survey conducted by ...

New Zealand’s national pride may be waning—but the solution is obvious: herpes. The New Zealand Herpes Foundation (NZHF) has teamed up with Motion Sickness, FINCH, ED.l, DigPR, and TRA to launch an ...

Herpesviruses are common co-pathogens in individuals infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Herpes simplex virus ...