That seemingly minor bump or barely noticeable tingle might reveal something far more significant than it appears. Herpes, one of the most common viral infections worldwide, presents a unique public ...

Genital herpes infections are very common. There are 42 million new infections each year — that averages out to one new person infected each second. While treatments can help with symptoms, there's no ...

In a recent study published in the Advanced Science journal, researchers assessed the effectiveness of synthetic mucin gels in the inhibition of human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) and herpes ...

March 25, 2003 (San Francisco) — Final analysis of a multicenter study of 1,484 herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2)–discordant couples indicates that chronic valacyclovir suppressive therapy can reduce the ...

SAN DIEGO -- People with genital herpes who worry about passing the virus to others should be offered a prescription drug that has been shown for the first time to reduce transmission, a researcher ...

Chewing gum made from beans has been shown to reduce the viral load of some strains of herpes and influenza, according to a new study from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine.

In today’s interconnected world, infectious diseases pose an escalating threat, as demonstrated by the coronavirus pandemic and outbreaks of H1N1, SARS, Ebola, Zika, and H5N1 (bird flu) viruses—all of ...