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 ...

A systematic review (36) found that 67.1% of respondents from 17 countries had limited knowledge about the herpes zoster vaccine, including its onset, progression, and treatment options. Information ...

I’d put off seeking help for years, scarred by bad experiences as an adolescent that involved too many drugs, punitive treatments, and clueless counselors. Finally, at 25, I was here ...

There is no effective antiviral treatment for mpox in Congo. The country is also short on the medications necessary to treat people with painful mpox lesions. Its fragile public health system is ...

The fact the treatment isn’t working, after six days, is a way of forming a new diagnosis. I have treated just a few simple, epithelial, herpes simplex keratitis cases and they’ve healed beautifully ...

As a result, they can evade treatments or acquire resistance to once-effective antiviral medications. Working with herpes simplex virus (HSV), a new study led by Harvard Medical School researchers ...

People who develop severe herpes meningitis may require hospital treatment. Hospital treatment can also be recommended for people with weak immune systems, infants, and older adults. In the ...

Another concern was that no one really knew how or why Coley’s treatment worked. And so, cancer immunotherapy stalled. But throughout the 20th century, scientists demystified the immune system ...

Herpes zoster (HZ; shingles ... Once PHN has developed, current treatments offer only limited benefit and adverse effects are common. Management is challenging and often unsatisfactory (<50% ...

Researchers haven’t yet identified a cure for herpes. Outbreaks can be managed with treatment, but genital herpes is a lifelong condition. This may be due to the way the herpes virus affects the body.