Shingles is the common name for the medical condition herpes zoster. It is caused by the varicella-zoster virus, which also causes chicken pox. The virus remains dormant in the nerves and reactivates during times of stress, or when the immune...
Herpes Simplex 1, or HSV-1, is a viral infection that causes common cold sores, those painful blisters or cankers that appear on the lips, tongue, or inside of the mouth. These areas are the most common areas where the infection can appear, but...
Herpes refers to a contagious infection that leads to sores and blisters in the genitals, nose, mouth and buttocks. In fact, two types of herpes exist. Herpes simplex virus type 1 leads to fluid-filled blisters on the face, while herpes simplex...
Shingles is a medical condition caused by the varicella zoster virus. The varicella zoster virus causes chickenpox in children and later moves to neural cells, where it lies dormant until it is reactivated at later time due to disease or...
Herpes simplex virus (HSV) exists in two forms, type 1 and type 2. HSV-1 tends to cause oral herpes while HSV-2 causes genital herpes, but both types can be found in either location, according to the American Social Health Association. There is no...
Acyclovir is a medication used to treat the manifestations of a herpes simplex viral infection. Specifically, it can treat its mouth or genital sores, shingles and the chicken pox. It also prevents the herpes virus from spreading throughout your...
Valtrex is an antiviral medication that is primarily used to treat herpes simplex viruses, types 1 and 2, which cause cold sores and genital warts, and varicella zoster virus, which causes chicken pox and shingles. In addition to Valtrex, there...
Researchers originally hoped that some of the medications used to treat herpes, with special emphasis on acyclovir, would reduce the chance of the person being treated from getting HIV from another person during sexual intercourse. However, a...
Acyclovir is one of three antiviral medications available in the United States to treat herpes. In her book "The Good News About the Bad News Herpes: Everything You Need to Know," author Terri Warren, RN, MP notes that antiviral medications treat...
Shingles, or herpes zoster, is a reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus, the virus that causes chicken pox. The virus lies dormant in the brain and reappears when the immune system is impaired, commonly in adults older than 50 years old....
In the June 9, 2008 edition of "Archives of Internal Medicine," Northeastern Ohio University dermatologist Dr. Christina Cernik says that cold sores are among the most common complaints encountered by primary care doctors. Ninety-five percent of...
