features of which include peripheral facial weakness and rash around the ear (zoster oticus). In many herpes zoster patients over the age of 60 years, pain—so-called postherpetic neuralgia (PHN ...

This population-based study investigated the risk of having had prior herpes zoster within five years preceding a diagnosis of head and neck cancer. We conducted a case-control study that included ...

Expert Rev Vaccines. 2010;9(3s):21-26. While there is still no standard definition for PHN, for the purposes of this review it is defined as: clinically significant pain or painful abnormal ...

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 ...

Refer to our partner statement to better understand the nature of the relationship. Living with herpes is no walk in the park. The symptoms can be painful, embarrassing, and downright frustrating.

You may also develop a blistering rash that can itch, burn, or hurt. Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, occurs when the dormant chickenpox virus (varicella zoster) is reactivated in your nerve ...

There are 8 herpesvirus types currently known to infect humans, including Herpes simplex viruses, varicella-zoster virus, Epstein-Barr virus, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus and human ...

Herpes gladiatorum is a contagious skin infection caused by skin-to-skin contact with someone who has an active herpes infection. It is caused by herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), the same virus ...

Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) that develops in five characteristic stages. Caused mainly by herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), the disease is characterized by recurrent ...

Background: Herpes zoster is more prevalent among the older adult due to the age-related immune decline, leading to significant pain and complications. Although vaccination effectively prevents viral ...

Caused by the same virus behind chickenpox, shingles is a painful nerve root infection resulting in a skin rash. What does the shingles rash looks like? Who’s at risk? And who needs the shingles ...

New research explains how herpes simplex virus can develop resistance to antiviral medicines. Study shows that movements in specific parts of a protein that enable viral replication can alter ...