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Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV)
Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) and virus 2 (HSV-2), better known clinically as Human alphaherpesvirus 1 and Human alphaherpesvirus 2, are members of the human Herpesviridae family. This is a set of viruses that produce viral infections in the majority of humans. HSV-1 is the producer of most cold sores and and HSV-2 is the producer of most genital herpes. HSV1 and HSV2 are contagious and common. When a person starts to shed the virus, that is when they can spread it. Approximately 67% of those under the age of 50 worldwide has HSV-1. 1 in 6 people in the US have HSV-2. It is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections.
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Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) causes what's popularly known as cold sores, and is transmitted mostly through oral-t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 20, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
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OCT 08, 2025
Microbiology
Influenza is a very contagious virus that can spread easily ... but one way to prevent the spread of illness is to isola
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 04, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
This study has shown that HSV-1 is an "opportunistic interior designer" of human cells.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 11, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) is a common virus; the World Health Organization has estimated that as many as two-thirds
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 05, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
There is mounting evidence that links neurodegenerative diseases and viral infections, such as the association between m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 24, 2024
Microbiology
For many years, scientists have known that the Herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1), which causes cold sores, can take up resi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 14, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
It's estimated that about 3.7 billion people under the age of 50 are infected with (HSV-1), which can cause oral herpes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 02, 2023
Microbiology
Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) is a rare type of cancer that impacts T cells, a crucial immune cell that plays an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 01, 2023
Microbiology
Even after decades of research, the cause of the most common form of dementia, Alzheimer's disease, is unclear. Evidence
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 26, 2022
Cancer
One type of cancer immunotherapy, called oncolytic viral therapy, works by infecting cancer cells with a specific virus.
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
AUG 26, 2022
Health & Medicine
The herpes simplex virus, or HSV1, is one of the most pervasive viruses among humans. A new study suggests the viru
...
Written By:
Mandy Woods
AUG 02, 2022
Neuroscience
Recent allegations of research misconduct have called years of Alzheimer's research into question. The controversy surro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 13, 2021
Microbiology
The term TORCH pathogens refers to a group of viruses including Toxoplasma gondii, Rubella, Herpes Simplex Viruses 1 and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 01, 2021
Plants & Animals
For more than thirty years, scientists have tried to solve the mystery of the high prevalence of cancer among wild Calif
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
NOV 06, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
The World Health Organization estimates that over 500 million people have Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 (HSV-2), a sexuall
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 24, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) causes what's popularly known as cold sores, and is transmitted mostly through oral-t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 20, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Myriad organisms share this planet, and there is an ongoing evolutionary arms race between competing traits or species,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 11, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Alzheimer's is a common form of dementia that affects as many as 5.5 million Americans and the incidence is increasing a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 20, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
New research may aid in the development of gene therapies for diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 20, 2019
Neuroscience
Around 44 million people around the world have Alzheimer’s disease, a progressive form of dementia that leads to m
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 29, 2019
Immunology
An immune protein that was discovered more than two decades ago has been identified as the primary component of a molecu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 22, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
A recent vaccine was developed by scientists at Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania that prote
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 11, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Modern science is teaching us that long-term exposure to microgravity, such as living on the International Space Station
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 16, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease knew that some viruses - herpes simplex virus, f
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans