HSV-1 usually causes oral herpes, while HSV-2 primarily affects the genitals. Herpes often has no symptoms, so you may not know you are carrying the virus. Medications can lower the frequency of ...

(HealthDay News) — The novel herpes simplex virus (HSV) helicase-primase inhibitor pritelivir is more effective than valacyclovir for reducing genital HSV-2 shedding, according to a study published in ...

Vical acknowledged today that it has halted development of its bivalent vaccine candidate for herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) after it failed a Phase II trial—the company’s second clinical setback ...

Herpes simplex viruses 1 and 2 are teaming up to ruin your next date. Scientists at the University of Washington School of Medicine have discovered that HSV-1 and 2 — better known as oral and genital ...

Herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2) is a sexually transmitted infection that can cause painful, recurrent lesions in the genital skin and mucosa. HSV-2 initially infects genital epithelial cells before ...

HealthDay News — A once-promising investigational vaccine against herpes viruses showed only 20% efficacy against herpes genital disease in a large clinical trial designed to mimic the general ...

The prevalence of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) remains a global concern despite the increasing use of antiviral medications such as aciclovir and valaciclovir. Although these drugs are ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a healthy man in my late 40s. I was married for 18 years to my first sexual partner. Since my divorce three years ago, I have had two additional partners. These were casual flings ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Despite a decline in herpes simplex virus type 2 infections over the course of decades, researchers calculated ...