As one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases, genital herpes is a global medical problem with significant physical and psychological morbidity. Genital herpes is caused by herpes simplex virus type 1 or type 2 and can manifest as primary and/or recurrent infection. This manuscript provides an overview about the fundamental knowledge on the virus, its epidemiology, and infection. Furt...

Varicella results from a primary infection with the varicella virus while herpes zoster is caused by a reactivation of a latent infection. Dissemination of herpes zoster is uncommon in immunocompetent individuals. Reports of disseminated herpes zoster in children are even less common than in adults. An unusual case of disseminated herpes zoster ophthalmicus in an 8-year old immunocompetent blac...

Equine Herpes virus-1 (EHV-1) is one of the most common respiratory pathogens of the horse. EHV-1 induces several clinical signs of disease ranging in severity, from mild respiratory distress to abortion in pregnant mares, neonatal foal death and neuropathogenic disorders. This review details some aspects of EHV-1 biology, its life cycle and pathogenicity in the natural host. Protective immunit...

background: human pathogens that can cause infertility may also affect sperm count and quality. viral infections can be considered as direct and/or indirect cause of male factor infertility. objective: our goal was to investigate the prevalence of herpes simplex virus in the semen of infertile men attending the avicenna infertility clinic, and to compare it with the herpes virus serology result...

Background and aims: The incidence of neonatal viral infections is probably underestimated. Our objective was to assess the incidence of viral infections among hospitalized infants in a level III neonatal intensive care unit, the associated clinical manifestations and outcome. Material and methods: We conducted an observational retrospective study of patients admitted to the neonatal intensive ...

INTRODUCTION Cytomegalovirus and herpes simplex virus are associated with congenital or perinatal infection, causing potential damage to the newborn. OBJECTIVES Determine the prevalence of active or latent infection by cytomegalovirus and herpes simplex virus in a population of mothers, congenital infection by these agents in their infants, and association between prevalence of virus infectio...

Herpes is generally correlated with Visarpa in Ayurveda, In Modern science a viral infection caused due to species of herpesviridae. It treated several oral and topical antivirals. These medicines are very expensive have limited role cure such type infections; also they do not work upon the complications like post herpes neuralgia. Present case study enlightens about effective treatment based a...

Historically, psychotic disorder has been associated with viral infection. Herpes simplex infections and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) among other viral infections have been implicated in psychotic disorder. Of note in this case report is psychotic disorder that occurred following reactivation of herpes simplex infection in a background of mannose-binding lecithin (MBL) deficiency, childhood EBV inf...

Abstract Herpes zoster ophthalmicus is a viral infection caused by the varicella-zoster virus, affecting ophthalmic branch of trigeminal nerve, called nerve. characterized painful rash and blisters on one side forehead around eye, along with symptoms such as eye redness, tearing, sensitivity to light, can also lead serious complications, corneal ulcers, glaucoma, vision loss, particularly if in...

In a recent survey reported on by the Centers for Disease Control, herpes genitalis was the presenting complaint behind more than 35,000 visits to two clinics in major cities. Herpes genitalis is probably more prevalent today than any other sexually transmitted disease. Type 2 virus accounts for most infections seen; however, type 1 infections are reported more and more often as time passes. Al...