The ocular and genital mucosa are key players in regulation of herpes simplex virus (HSV ... considerable investigation into their impact on HIV-1 infections.

Herpes is not curable, but it is treatable. Antiviral drugs, like Valtrex (valacyclovir) and Zovirax (acyclovir), not only heal herpes sores faster than other options, but they work to prevent ...

Herpes looks like a rash with blistering sores in its early stages. The cluster of sores can quickly merge and break open, oozing fluid and crusting. The rash can be different when found at the mouth, ...

In about 8% of the more than 1 million new shingles cases in the United States each year, the virus awakens in the nerve that supplies the forehead and eye, a condition called herpes zoster ...

(WSMV) - A Nashville attorney is worried hundreds of people could be at risk of contracting HIV or hepatitis ... They also said less than 4% of patients were affected in the last six months ...

Brazilian health officials are scrambling to explain how six transplant patients in the country’s well-regarded public health system received organs infected with HIV - and investigating whether ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian health officials are scrambling to explain how six transplant patients in the country’s well-regarded public health system received organs infected with HIV — and ...

This includes an oral presentation of clinical data from the EAGLE-2 and EAGLE-3 phase III trials, examining the efficacy of gepotidacin in patient subgroups with ... of diseases like RSV, herpes ...

A study led by Xavier Saelens and Sven Eyckerman at the VIB-UGent Center discovered how the MX protein traps HIV-1 and herpes viruses by assembling decoy structures that mimic nuclear pore complexes.

This year has seen a double dose of optimism in the field of HIV prevention. First, on 20 June 2024, came the results of the Purpose-1 trial in South Africa and Uganda.1 This randomised controlled ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Six transplant patients tested positive for HIV after receiving infected organs from the Rio de Janeiro organ donation service, state officials said on Friday.

Ghent, 10 October 2024 – A group of researchers led by Xavier Saelens and Sven Eyckerman at the VIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology discovered how a protein linked to the human immune system ...