Summary code for ocular herpes simplex.
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Ocular herpes simplex.
H.erpesvirus hominis is a highly successful parasite, having developed a relationship to the host which assures its perpetuation without seriously disturbing the host population. From 50 to 90 per cent of the adult population has neutralizing antibodies to herpes simplex, indicating previous infection, but most of these affected individuals show no clinical manifestation of disease. Ocular herp...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 1975
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.59.10.539