Learn more about the two types of herpes, including how to tell them apart, symptoms, transmission, and treatment. "HSV-1 and ...

Medically reviewed by Jamin Brahmbhatt, MD Herpes on the penis looks like clusters of small, fluid-filled blisters. After the ...

Whereas HSV-1 latency is found only in cranial nerve ganglia, HSV-2 becomes latent in lumbrosacral ganglia. The treatment for HSV-2 encephalitis is the same as for HSV-1 (see above). HSV ...

Several trends and developments are influencing the management and treatment of HSV infections. One major trend is the ...

Male circumcision reduces the acquisition of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) and the prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, reports a new study. These new data complement previous ...

2014;9(8):721-731. Tube viral culture, which is the standard viral culture, can take 3–7 days to provide the final result for HSV, and 7 days to 2 weeks for VZV. If the clinical sample contains ...