There are two types of herpes simplex virus, type 1 and type 2 (HSV-1 and HSV-2), both belong to the Herpesviridae family, Alphaherpesvirinae subfamily. Herpes simplex virus type 2 is a common human ...

Defects in a single protein involved in cell death may impair the immune system's ability to combat a herpes viral infection in the central nervous system, scientists have found in new research that ...

Two viruses, herpes simplex 1 (HSV-1) and herpes simplex 2 (HSV-2), can cause a genital herpes infection. The two viruses are closely related but not identical. HSV-1 is also the most common cause of ...

For patients with the herpes simplex-1 virus (HSV-1), there are just a handful of drugs available to treat the painful condition that can affect the eyes, mouth and genitals. If patients develop ...

Medical researchers found a new way genetics influences the body's antiviral response by studying a life-threatening disease caused by a common virus: herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1). A collaboration ...

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 antibody ...

System from Quest Diagnostics’ products business is first FDA-cleared Herpes Simplex Virus 1 and 2 test that uses genital swab or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) specimen collection Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: ...