Individuals may also be contagious even when they have no visible symptoms. (1) Prevention strategies include using condoms, suppressive antiviral therapy and disclosure of having herpes to sexual partners — LiveScience.com ROCHESTER, NY, UNITED STATES, November 13, 2015 /EINPresswire.com/ — Read More …
The answer is “false.” Lesbians are at risk for the same sexually transmitted infections as heterosexual couples. (1) Sexual transmission of HSV-1 may occur more frequently among lesbians than among heterosexual women. — Dr. Marrazzo ROCHESTER, NY, UNITED STATES, November Read More …
A controversial homework assignment in an 8th grade language arts class discussed a herpes infection among teens. (1) HSV-2 can increase the risk of catching and spreading HIV, the disease that causes Aids. — World Health Organization (WHO) ROCHESTER, Read More …
Two-thirds of the world’s population under 50 have the highly infectious herpes virus. (1) Two-thirds of the world’s population under 50 have the highly infectious herpes virus. (1) Genital herpes sores usually appear as one or more blisters on or Read More …
A survey found that 67% of respondents did not know that herpes viruses can cause a severe inflammation of the central nervous system, called meningitis. A survey showed that many people don’t know that herpes viruses can cause inflammation of Read More …
Among the human herpes viruses, three are neurotropic (capable of infecting nerve cells) and … are associated with severe human morbidity and mortality. – Handbook of Clinical Virology Genital herpes, specifically Herpes Simplex Virus 2 (HSV-2) may cause more damage to Read More …
The prevalence of HSV-2 (Genital Herpes) shedding and GUD (Genital Ulcer Disease) increases after anti-HIV treatment. – Journal of Infectious Diseases (1) People with HIV are at an increased risk of a genital herpes infection. In fact, the herpes virus “can Read More …
Viruses like HPV, HBV, and EBV were found in cancerous tumors. – Journal of Virology (1) According to the Microcompetition Theory, the DNA of latent viruses causes cancer. Scientists working in cancer research tend to agree. “The association between infection with Read More …
The main finding of our study was that HSV infections were associated with risk of ED. – Andrology (1) Heart disease and depression are both strongly linked to erectile dysfunction (ED). The herpes virus (both oral and genital) may lead to Read More …
Genital herpes increases the risk of cervical cancer, which kills thousands of women every year, by acting as an “accomplice” to HPV. – WebMD.com (1) A co-infection of HPV and herpes sharply increases the risk of cervical cancer according to Read More …