Presence of HSV infection and other triggering factors like exposure to direct sunlight, drug-induced, stress. Herpetic keratitis is further classified as epithelial keratitis, immune stromal ...

The WHO recommended vector control and protection against the bites of sandflies, mosquitoes and ticks to prevent the further spread of Chandipura virus. The WHO has recently said the current ...

Clinical features of herpes stromal keratitis Herpes stromal keratitis ... Secretion of VEGF by HSV-infected epithelial cells leads to in-growth of lymph and blood vessels. Largely CD4 T-cell ...

such as punctate epithelial keratitis or tear film debris. They should also be distinguished from meibomian gland debris, which has a glistening oily appearance. [13] Differentiation between DLK ...

During mouse gastrulation the primitive streak is an area of cell division and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition, though how mitoses and cell delamination are linked is not clear. Here they ...

A mysterious virus once confined to the Amazon is now spreading more widely around the Americas, after undergoing genetic changes that may make it more potent. Until recently, Oropouche virus was ...

I have treated just a few simple, epithelial, herpes simplex keratitis cases and they’ve healed beautifully with ganciclovir gel; it is much cheaper and more gel-like, so a bit nicer to use than ...

Researchers from Excision Biotherapeutics Inc. and affiliated organizations have reported the development of a novel CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing therapy – EBT-104 – for the treatment of latent ...

Working with herpes simplex virus (HSV), a new study led by Harvard Medical School researchers sheds light on one of the ways in which the virus becomes resistant to treatment, a problem that ...

All organisms—from fungi to mammals—have the capacity to evolve and adapt to their environments. But viruses are master shapeshifters with an ability to mutate greater than any other organism.

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 ...