Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) establishes a lifelong association with infected hosts, often causing severe disease when the host is immunocompromised. In a recent issue of Science, Knickelbein ...

This discovery, published in PNAS, could revolutionize the treatment of herpes outbreaks. Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1), responsible for cold sores, infects more than 60% of the global population ...

Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1), responsible for cold sores, infects more than 60% of the global population under 50 years old. HSV-2, on the other hand, is primarily associated with genital herpes.

Handsfield said. It's estimated that of individuals between the ages of 14 to 49 years old infected with HSV-2, 87.4% don't ...

HSV and varicella zoster virus (VZV) are common pathogens of skin and mucous membranes and the CNS. Their rapid and accurate diagnosis is essential for their treatment as well as infection control ...

Future Virology. 2014;9(8):721-731. Tube viral culture, which is the standard viral culture, can take 3–7 days to provide the final result for HSV, and 7 days to 2 weeks for VZV. If the clinical ...