HSV-1 usually causes oral herpes, while HSV-2 primarily affects the genitals. You may not know you have herpes because it ...

Around 1 in 5 of the world’s under 50s—846 million people—are living with genital herpes infection, suggest the latest global estimates, published online in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections ...

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 ...

Confirmatory testing should be performed for reactive results according to the test’s labeling and professional guidelines. Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) serological tests for genital herpes may ...

Scientists have figured out how the dreaded herpes virus breaks into our cells. Herpes simplex type 1 (HSV-1) is mainly responsible for oral herpes. Around 67 percent of people aged under 50 worldwide ...

It can also cause genital herpes. Most adults are infected with HSV-1. Type 2 ("HSV-2") spreads by sexual contact and causes genital herpes. An estimated 3.8 billion people under age 50 (64%) globally ...