HSV, or genital herpes, has affected millions of people around the world. Researchers and experts weigh in on the risks and developing treatments of the high-burden sexually transmitted infection.

Most cases of genital herpes involve HSV-2, WHO researchers reported. HSV-1 is usually spread by kissing, but it can also be transmitted to the genital area through oral sex.

The discovery could lead to new treatments targeting UL12.5 to prevent cold sore flare-ups, genital herpes, and potentially reduce long-term neurological damage linked to repeated HSV-1 reactivation.

Yes, you can donate blood even if you have herpes — but only if you’re not having an outbreak of symptoms and if it’s been more than 48 hours since you finished an antiviral treatment.

But an increasing number of genital herpes cases are caused by HSV-1, which is usually associated with cold sores around the mouth and affects about 1 in 2 Americans ages 14 to 49.

British drugmaker GSK said on Wednesday its experimental herpes simplex virus (HSV) vaccine candidate failed to meet the main goal of a mid-stage trial and would not be taken forward to a late ...

The genome of the herpes simplex virus 1 was decoded using new methods. Hundreds of previously unknown gene products were found. The virus causes lip herpes, but can also be life-threatening.

Primary syphilis accounted for 98 cases (35%), genital herpes for 74 (27%), chancroid for 8 (3%), other infections for 12 (5%). In 91 (32%) patients, no identifiable microorganism was documented.

Herpes simplex virus 1, or HSV 1, ... An estimated 491 million people between age 15 and 49, have herpes simplex 2, or HSV 2, the virus that causes genital herpes infections.