Genital herpes is a common, incurable sexually transmitted disease caused by the herpes simplex virus. One out of five Americans over age 12 has genital herpes. A similar virus that causes cold sores in the mouth also causes about 15 percent of cases of genital herpes, usually as a result of oral genital contact. Genital […]
Herpes Virus The Basics
Herpes simplex is a double stranded DNA virus belonging to the same family as varicella zoster, cytomegalovirus, and Epstein Barr. Two sero-types of herpes simplex exist – HSV 1 and HSV II. Although HSV II is more commonly associated with genital infection, HSV type I may also be a pathogen for the vulva. Herpes virus […]
Mouth Herpes
Some things in life could be so embarrassing as walking around having cold sores in your mouth, most especially when lots of people knows that cold sore is just one more term for herpes. Yes indeed, majority of people who are being diagnosed with mouth or oral herpes finds it hard to imagine their selves […]
Herpes Vaccine
Herpes is identified to be an infection causes hurtful sores and blisters. There are different types of herpes, but no matter what is its kind all of them are can be passed on from the carrier to another. Herpes zoster virus causes shingles and chicken pox and herpes simplex virus causes genital and oral herpes. […]
Herpes Symptoms In Men
You often hear people complain about red blisters in their mouth or near their mouth. What is this called? Well, it’s a skin infection that results from the exposure to some herpes simplex virus. The herpes infection is categorized to two kinds which is the genital herpes and the oral herpes. As its name suggests, […]