Herpes simplex is a viral infection that has been known to mankind for centuries. Genital herpes infection is one of the most well known types of herpes and is therefore usually called "herpes" ...

It's possible for oral herpes to cause genital herpes and vice versa Medically reviewed by Steffini Stalos, DO Genital herpes can be caused by HSV-1, commonly known as the virus causing cold sores.

This state of the science clinical article focuses on ways clinicians can manage herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) infections in children and adolescents. HSV-1 infections can be transmitted during close ...

Cold sores--they always seem to pop up when you have a big interview, first date or important event. You know what they look like and what a pain they can be, but are they a sexually transmitted ...

Herpes simplex viruses (HSVs) are ubiquitous organisms that produce orolabial and genital infections. Infection with HSV has become the No. 1 topic on the National Sexually Transmitted Disease Hotline ...

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The herpes simplex virus (HSV) leads to distinctive symptoms when it infects different parts of the body. The most common sites of infection include the skin and mucous membranes of the face. This is ...

Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted disease that infects men and women alike. It can spread through vaginal, anal or oral sex with an infected person. Genital herpes has no cure, although it is ...

If you are an American between the ages of 14 and 49 reading this, there is a decent chance you have genital herpes and don’t know it. About 11.9 percent of Americans in that range have herpes simplex ...

Gingivostomatitis and orolabial HSV-1 infections. Gin gi vostomatitis, or herpes labialis, is the clinical consequence of HSV-1 infections that is most commonly seen in children and young adults ...