It's possible for oral herpes to cause genital herpes and vice versa Medically reviewed by Steffini Stalos, DO Genital herpes can be caused by HSV-1, commonly known as the virus causing cold sores.

Around one in every five people aged below 50 around the world is infected with incurable genital herpes, researchers have newly estimated. According to a new paper in the journal Sexually Transmitted ...

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 ...

Infections caused by herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) can lead to HSV-1 encephalitis-a rare but deadly condition that inflames the brain. Despite decades of research, treatment options for this ...

Genital herpes infections are very common. There are 42 million new infections each year — that averages out to one new person infected each second. While treatments can help with symptoms, there's no ...

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Mounting evidence points to a connection between dementia and common herpes virus infections, particularly herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), which causes cold sores, and varicella zoster virus (VZV ...

Herpes simplex virus (HSV) encephalitis, caused by HSV types 1 and 2, is the most common sporadic viral encephalitis worldwide, with an annual incidence of around 2·2–4·6 per million people.1 Before ...