Whether or not patients presenting with the above syndromes constitute reinfection/reactivation versus autoimmune continues to be debated. In the case presented above of an 18-month-old infant who presented with choreiform movements 2–3 weeks after infection, CSF analysis was repeated at clinical rel...
Genital herpes is an STD caused by either herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) or herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) transmitted through an infected person with herpes lesions on mucosal surfaces, genital secretions, or oral secretions. ...
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Herpes versus brain tumorsReports on professor William Jia's study on the treatment of brain cancer by a genetically altered herpesvirus. Viral replication; Involvement of the immune system.Discover
HIV and HSV-2 prevalences were associated with a Spearman's rank correlation coefficient of 0.64 (95% CI: 0.58-0.69). Collinearities among network statistics were detected, most notably between concurrency versus mean and variance of number of partners. Controlling for confounding, unmarried mean/...
Expression of the first 1.5 kb of the latency-associated transcript (LAT) that is encoded by herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) is sufficient for wild-type (wt) levels of reactivation from latency in small animal models. Peptide-specific immunoglobulin G (IgG) was generated against open rea...
Exposure to foodborne and orofecal microbes versus airborne viruses in relation to atopy and allergic asthma: epidemiological study and herpes simplex virus type 1; skin sensitisation and IgE antibodies to relevant airborne allergens; total IgE concentration; and diagnosis of allergic asth......
Herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection is one of the most common viral sexually transmitted diseases worldwide. The first time infection of the mother may lead to severe illness in pregnancy and may be associated with virus transmission from mother to foet
In the CASG trials of vidarabine versus acyclovir, age was stratified into patients younger than 30 years and patients 30 years or older.44 Mortality was 6% (1/18) in acyclovir-treated patients younger than age 30 years but increased to 36% (5/14) in the older age group. It ...
HHV-1 Herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) Alpha herpesvirinae (α-herpes virus) Oral and/or genital herpes; usually orofacial HHV-2 Herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2) α (Alpha) Oral and/or genital herpes; usually genital HHV-3 Varicella zoster virus (VZV) α (Alpha) Chickenpox and Shingles...