Herpes is one of the most common viral infections in the world, yet it remains widely misunderstood. Caused by the herpes ...

A small square device made of plexiglass, which could fit in the palm of your hand, has shown promise as a model of human disease that could speed research for treatments for herpes and other ...

Scientists have hijacked the herpes virus and turned it into a cancer-busting ally. A decade after the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first virus-based cancer therapy, ...

There are two types of herpes simplex virus (HSV). HSV-1 most commonly causes orolabial infection, while HSV-2 most commonly causes genital infection. HSV infection is very common, with 45%-98% of the ...

Skin-related sexually transmitted infections (STIs) like genital herpes and warts are more common than many realise. Yet, due ...

Cold sores, also known as oral herpes, can pass through sexual contact. However, they are not technically a sexually transmitted infection (STI), as people most often acquire cold sores through ...

The latest global estimates suggest 846 million people are living with genital herpes infection. The findings are published online in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections. And more than 200 ...