In a notable victory for Texans, state officials have successfully contained the equine herpes virus outbreak that surfaced ...

Genital herpes infections are very common. There are 42 million new infections each year — that averages out to one new person infected each second. While treatments can help with symptoms, there's no ...

Ancient DNA is turning human evolution into a crime scene reconstruction, and one of the prime suspects is a herpesvirus that ...

Recent findings suggest that the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is involved in both causing multiple sclerosis (MS) and shaping its ...

A Burlington County property has been quarantined and one horse euthanized after the discovery of a deadly infection, ...

Viruses rely on hosts to survive. But some viruses are more effective at reproducing than others. Now, new research has shown that the herpes virus, more specifically herpes simplex virus type 1 ...

Around 846 million people aged between 15 and 49 are living with genital herpes infections – more than 1 in 5 of this age-group globally – according to new estimates released today. At least 1 person ...

A photomicrograph image of herpes virus antibodies detected using immunofluorescent staining technique, 1977. Image courtesy CDC/Dr. Craig Lyerla. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) A ...

Herpes viruses are common infections that can lie dormant in the body without causing symptoms. Sometimes, the herpes virus may reactivate as meningitis, a severe viral infection of the brain. Herpes ...

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