Genital herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections are frequently asymptomatic or undiagnosed, but more than half the US population is seropositive for HSV, and about one-fifth are positive for HSV-2 ...

Genital herpes, usually caused by herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), is the most common cause of genital ulceration. The primary episode of genital herpes is generally the most painful.

How does folliculitis spread over entire body? Answered by Dr. Robert H. Shmerling M.D. Senior Faculty Editor, Harvard Health ...

A drug currently prescribed to treat a rare enzyme deficiency can help cells clear the herpes simplex viruses. Read on to know more. According to a recent study published in the journal Science ...

Warts are caused by viruses and can appear anywhere on the body. Those that show up in the genital area are caused by the human papillomavirus, commonly called HPV, and are easily transmitted by ...

May 2, 2024 — Researchers have found that a brain disorder associated with flu (influenza-associated encephalopathy, or IAE) can be caused by the influenza virus entering the brain from the ...

On the virus list are adenoviruses, hepatitis B and C viruses, parvoviruses, herpes simplex viruses, echoviruses, Epstein-Barr virus, rubella, HIV, and possibly, drum roll please, the Covid-19 ...

The objectives of the present study were: to establish the herpetic etiology of the postoperative vesicular facial lesions that appear after trigeminal sensory-root section; to determine by ...

When the IBM PC was new, I served as the president of the San Francisco PC User Group for three years. That’s how I met PCMag’s editorial team, who brought me on board in 1986. In the years ...

The vast majority of cases is caused by herpes simplex viruses and occurs concomitantly with atopic dermatitis. We report the case of a 14 year-old adolescent, with atopic dermatitis, who ...

Clifford is a managing editor at CNET, where he leads How-To coverage. He spent a handful of years at Peachpit Press, editing books on everything from the first iPhone to Python. He also worked at ...