What Ocular Herpes is About

Ocular herpes, herpes that affects the eye, is usually caused by the same virus responsible for cold sores on the lip, herpes simplex virus type 1. This type of herpes simplex virus can cause inflammation and scarring of the cornea that sometimes is referred to as a cold sore on the eye. Ocular herpes, which […]

Methods for Prevention of Herpes

Herpes has various types and various herpes symptoms. For each kind of herpes, there are corresponding herpes signs and herpes symptoms. Herpes Simplex Virus infection causes several distinct medical disorders. Common herpes infection of the skin or mucosa may affect the face and mouth (orofacial herpes), genitalia (genital herpes), or hands (herpes whitlow). More serious […]

Conditions Confused with Herpes

Herpes is an infection that is caused by a herpes simplex virus (HSV). There are two types of herpes disease. The first herpes type is oral herpes which is commonly caused by herpes simplex type 1 and the second type of herpes is genital herpes which is commonly caused by herpes simplex type 2. Oral […]

About Herpes Suppressive Therapy

Choosing the right therapy for Herpes Simplex Virus depends on the site of the herpes infection and whether the attack is primary or recurrent. To be effective against recurrent Herpes Simplex Virus infection, treatment of herpes must be initiated in the first week of a primary herpes infection. Later herpes treatment has limited effect in […]

Diagnosing Genital Herpes

In the United States alone, genital herpes simplex virus 2 infections are reaching epidemic proportions. The recent herpes data from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) indicate that as many as 21.9% of the population between 12 and 74 years of age are infected with herpes simplex virus 2. The overwhelming majority of these are […]