The herpes simplex virus is a highly contagious virus that is spread through direct contact with a lesion or sore, or with viral particles that an infected person sheds. The virus can be transmitted via infected bodily fluids, or passed to a fetus...
Under normal conditions, healthy skin effectively combats attack by viral, fungal and bacterial aggressors. Skin has both a physical and a chemical barrier. The physical barrier is made up of dead cells that are mostly keratin, a protein also...
All herpes viruses cause painful blisters that lead to open sores. Depending on the type of herpes virus, these lesions can occur on different areas of the body. Two types of herpes, herpes simplex virus type1 (HSV-1) and herpes simplex virus type...
Herpes simplex virus type 1, or HSV-1, and herpes simplex virus type 2, or HSV-2, are virtually identical under a microscope, according to Herpes.com, and both, once contracted, remain in the body for life. Sharing about 50 percent of their DNA,...
Herpes is an infection caused by the herpes simplex virus. Herpes simplex virus type 1 causes herpes labialis, while infection with herpes simplex virus type 2 causes genital herpes. Herpes infection causes painful, itchy ulcers and blisters. It...
Skin infections and contact allergies provoke inflammation and immune responses in the skin tissues. These responses often lead to the development of itching and the eruption of fluid-filled blisters, or vesicles, in the affected skin areas. In...
According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), herpes is an infection that is caused by a herpes simplex virus (HSV). Most people are familiar with the two main types of herpes--oral and genital. However, there are five other types of...
Infection with the herpes simplex virus, or HSV, ultimately comes from contact with an infected person who is either having an active outbreak or shedding the virus, since the virus cannot survive outside of the body. Depending on the type of...
Herpes is a recurrent, lifelong viral infection for which there is no cure. According to Dr. Lawrence Corey in "Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine," the herpes virus has been cultured from nearly every area of the human body, from the face...
Herpes refers to various viral diseases caused by one form of the herpes simplex virus: HSV-1 or HSV-2. Herpes diseases include oral and genital herpes, which are outbreaks of blisters on the mouth or genitals; herpetic whitlow, or lesions on the...
