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 ...

Infections caused by herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) can lead to HSV-1 encephalitis-a rare but deadly condition that inflames the brain. Despite decades of research, treatment options for this ...

A new study by the American biopharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences Inc. and the University of Washington’s Department of Medicine (UW Medicine) has added to the mounting evidence, finding an ...

Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV-1) is the most common cause of sporadic viral encephalitis in the U.S., and immediate treatment with IV acyclovir is critical. Without treatment, HSV encephalitis has a ...

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

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Cancer-fighting, genetically engineered herpes simplex virus has been shown to be an effective treatment for ...

Inhibiting the herpes simplex virus type 1 viral enzyme uracil-DNA glycosylase reactivates the natural defense protein apolipoprotein B mRNA editing enzyme, catalytic polypeptide-1 (APOBEC1) in the ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising trick used by the herpes simplex virus to wake up inside the body. Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have found that a viral protein, ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising strategy used by the herpes simplex virus (HSV-1) to reawaken in the body. A new study from the University of Virginia School of Medicine has identified a viral ...

Dec. 10 (UPI) --More than 840 million people around the world under age 50 are living with genital herpes, according to a new study that calls for new vaccines to tackle the sexually transmitted ...