Cold sores or fever blisters can ruin your mood and appearance for a week or more. Where do they come from, and how do you deal with them?
The Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm has developed a synthetic gel for protection against HIV and genital herpes, based on cow mucin — containing mucin. Laboratory tests have shown that the innovative product is 70 % effective against HIV and 80 % effective against herpes.
Almost everyone has heard of or had chickenpox in their lifetime. However, there are still some persistent myths about the disease.
If you thought that herpes was just a "cold" on the lips, then think again! There are 8 types of cold sores affecting the skin, nervous and immune systems that can cause disease. How can you detect and neutralize them in time?
The statistics look scary: millions of the world's population are infected with this type of herpes. Where does this virus come from and can we get rid of it?
In this article, we will discuss this and other important questions about herpes simplex virus type 1.
Not all illnesses make themselves clearly known. Some infections can live in the body for years without causing any clear symptoms, while slowly and steadily damaging your health. These are known as latent (hidden) infections. It's impossible to list them all in one article, but here are the most common ones.