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Genital herpes: Common but misunderstood - Harvard …

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Genital Herpes - Harvard Health

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Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted infection that can cause blisters and skin ulcers in the …

Genital herpes: The painful facts about a …

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There are two main types of herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections, HSV-1 and HSV-2. Generally …

Herpes' Achilles' Heel | Harvard Medical …

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Now, using human fibroblast cells infected with herpes simplex virus (HSV), researchers at Harvard Medical School have successfully used CRISPR-Cas9 …

Cold sores - Harvard Health

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They are caused by herpes simplex virus (HSV) types 1 and 2. HSV type 1 is the most common cause of cold sores. HSV type 2 usually causes genital herpes, but …

Knipe Lab | Harvard Medical School

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Immunization with a replication-defective herpes simplex virus-2 mutant reduces herpes simplex virus-1 infection and prevents ocular disease. Virology 368:227-31. This paper …

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Herpesviral lytic gene functions render the viral genome susceptible to novel editing by CRISPR/Cas9 eLife) Viral Hideout—New research reveals what enables the …

Targeting HSV | Harvard Medical School

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NIH launches trial of genital herpes vaccine. By ELIZABETH COONEY November 8, 2013. An experimental genital herpes vaccine developed by …

Genital Herpes More Virulent in Africa than …

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The herpes virus that causes ordinary cold sores, herpes simplex 1, is present in about 70 percent of the U.S. population. These stealthy viruses hide in nerve cells …

Topical treatment wipes out herpes with RNAi – Harvard Gazette

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The World Health Organization estimates that approximately 536 million people worldwide are infected with herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), the most …