Anal herpes is caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV) and is usually transmitted by anal sex but, in some cases, can also be transmitted through oral sex. During an outbreak, painful blisters appear ...

Genital herpes infections are very common. There are 42 million new infections each year — that averages out to one new person infected each second. While treatments can help with symptoms, there's no ...

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Around 1 in 5 of the world’s under 50s—846 million people—are living with genital herpes infection, suggest the latest global estimates, published online in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections ...

HSV-2 causes genital herpes, and neurological complications include aseptic meningitis and recurrent radiculopathy. HSV-2 also causes myelitis in immunocompromised individuals. Typical features of HSV ...

The negative part of marrying your friend no one told you about Genital herpes is a common sexually transmitted disease (STD) that can be gotten by any sexually active person. Genital herpes is a ...

Vaccines are one of the most important medical inventions of modern times that have saved and enhanced innumerable lives around the world. Despite the technological advances in vaccine design and ...