Female sex workers in Europe have low levels of sexually transmitted infections, attributable to condom use. The aim of this paper is to describe the seroepidemiology of HSV-1 and HSV-2 in female sex ...

Twenty percent of under-50s worldwide are infected with genital herpes, with 42 million new cases being recorded in 2020 ...

Many viral infections, including HIV, are acquired at mucosal surfaces, necessitating the characterization of the immune environment at these barrier tissues. Unfortunately, clinical HIV research ...

Objective: The objective of this study was to analyze the proportion of herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 (HSV-1 and -2) in genital infections during a 9-year period (1994-2002) in a Finnish sexually ...

A genital herpes outbreak can start out mild but become more severe. You may experience itchy bumps or painful blisters, depending on the stage of your outbreak. Genital herpes is a sexually ...

Immunological memory refers to the ability of the immune system to “remember” and respond more rapidly and effectively to pathogens previously encountered. Memory T cells generated during previous ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have a question regarding the transmission rate of herpes simplex virus (HSV-1). I had a sexual encounter with exposure to HSV-1. Despite being careful, there was some contact. I ...