Members of a new class of antivirals are being tested in U.S. clinical trials, and one has gained approval in Japan, but how ...

A cure for the herpes simplex virus could be on the horizon after researchers at the Fred Hutch Cancer Center in Seattle say they’ve narrowed down a way to deal with the disease. For Healthier ...

Prior to the 1970s, researchers widely believed cervical cancer was caused by the herpes simplex virus. That understanding ...

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 ...

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 ...

Lysine supplements are considered safe under most circumstances. Patients with severe renal or hepatic disease should avoid increased lysine intake due to the potential for interstitial damage in both ...

Researchers have developed a molecule that effectively inhibits an enzyme instrumental in spreading the herpes simplex virus in humans. They say their discovery could lead to a new treatment for ...

HSV-1 infections are classically described as vesicular lesions on an erythematous base, but other lesions can mimic HSV infections (Raborn & Grace, 1999). The differential diagnosis of HSV ...

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 ...