Background. The objectives of this study were to assess the impact among young men of herpes simplex virus type 2 ( HSV- 2) status on the acquisition of human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV) and on the ...

Tenofovir decreases HSV-2 risk Oral tenofovir-based prophylaxis for HIV also reduced herpes simplex virus-2 transmission. Daily oral tenofovir-based preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV also seemed ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I went to my doctor for some blood tests, but the assistant who drew my blood put in the wrong code and tested me for herpes, which came back positive for HSV-2. I have been married ...

The antiviral drug aciclovir does not reduce HIV-1 acquisition in women or men who have sex with men with genital herpes. These are the conclusions of authors of an Article in this week's edition of ...

The Medical Research Council has found that Herpes simplex virus type II (HSV-2) increases the carrier's chances of infection by HIV. This type of the disease is the most common cause of genital ulcer ...

People with herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) may still shed the virus even if they do not experience genital lesions, study findings reveal. HSV-2 is one of the most frequently occurring STDs, ...

January 20, 2010 — Daily acyclovir therapy may not reduce the risk for HIV-1 transmission, according to the results of a randomized, placebo-controlled multicenter trial reported online in the January ...

Let’s all take a moment and show some gratitude to our immune systems—day in and day out, intricate molecular machines are at work protecting our bodies from the microbial milieu that we inhabit. One ...

Objective: The objective of this study was to provide information on the prevalence of herpes simplex infections in the general population in Europe. Goals: The goals of this study were to determine ...