Medically reviewed by Jonathan B. Jassey, DO Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is the virus that causes chickenpox and shingles.

THE herpes simplex virus type 1 is best known as the villain behind the dreaded cold sore. When it’s not triggering eruptions ...

Dr. Anju Goel, MD, MPH, is a public health consultant and physician with more than 10 years of experience in the California public health system. Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is a common—and one ...

HSV-2 causes genital herpes, and neurological complications ... in mice and guinea pigs by intravaginal infection, and virus can be reactivated after sciatic nerve section (mice) or UV irradiation ...

Genital herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections are frequently asymptomatic or undiagnosed, but more than half the US population is seropositive for HSV, and about one-fifth are positive for HSV-2.

They are among the only elephant twins to have survived birth in captivity. But another risk has quietly hung over them, and their keepers at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo, daily: EEHV, the elephant herpes ...

The herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), which causes cold sores, has long been known to have effects on the brain and ...

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine report today in the journal Neuron evidence that refutes the link between increased levels of herpes virus and Alzheimer’s disease. In addition, the ...

The long-term subjective cognitive decline risk associated with Herpes zoster infections. A new method that can rapidly determine whether a virus is infectious or non-infectious could ...

This is based on research conducted at the University of Birmingham, UK. The researchers have evaluated the effectiveness of ...

The death of a female juvenile elephant due to herpes viral infection in Hadagarh Wildlife Sanctuary under this block in ...