Around one in every five people aged below 50 around the world is infected with incurable genital herpes, researchers have newly estimated. According to a new paper in the journal Sexually Transmitted ...

Get up to speed on herpes simplex virus (HSV-1/HSV-2) epidemiology, novel antibodies, vaccine development, and cure ...

HSV-1 or HSV-2 causes genital herpes, which leads to painful blisters or sores. Antiviral medications can treat herpes symptoms and the risk of spreading the virus. You can lower your risk of genital ...

herpes simplex 1 (HSV-1), which usually causes oral herpes herpes simplex 2 (HSV-2), which usually causes genital herpes Although HSV-1 usually causes oral herpes, it can spread to the genitals ...

HSV-1 (herpes simplex virus type 1), which usually causes oral herpes HSV-2 (herpes simplex virus type 2), which usually causes genital herpes Both types of herpes are transmitted via intimate contact ...

Herpes and shingles both cause blistering rashes. Herpes typically affects the face or mouth, or the genitals or rectum. In contrast, shingles usually affects one side of the body close to the ...

When referring to herpes, most people think about the oral and genital varieties caused by two types of the herpes simplex virus (HSV), HSV-1 and HSV-2. Generally, HSV-1 causes oral herpes and HSV-2 ...

Noticing a new bump or growth near the vagina, around the external genital area, or on the groin can be stressful — and understandably so. Instead of falling down the rarely helpful rabbit hole of ...

Medically reviewed by Lauren Schlanger, MD Key Takeways Anal herpes is caused by the herpes simplex virus, usually spread ...