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    Herpes simplex virus 1 (cold sores) and 2 (genital herpes) (HSV-1 and HSV-2), also known by their taxonomic names Human alphaherpesvirus 1 and Human alphaherpesvirus...
    68 KB (7,305 words) - 12:36, 27 September 2024
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    A cold sore is a type of herpes infection caused by the herpes simplex virus that affects primarily the lip. Symptoms typically include a burning pain...
    33 KB (3,500 words) - 14:52, 1 August 2024
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    Herpes simplex, often known simply as herpes, is a viral infection caused by the herpes simplex virus. Herpes infections are categorized by the area of...
    81 KB (8,838 words) - 02:57, 30 August 2024
  • genetic similarity of both herpes simplex virus types (HSV-1 and HSV-2), the development of a prophylactic-therapeutic vaccine that proves effective against...
    87 KB (8,781 words) - 15:27, 20 August 2024
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    Genital herpes is a herpes infection of the genitals caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV). Most people either have no or mild symptoms and thus do...
    27 KB (2,973 words) - 05:20, 16 August 2024
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    zoster vaccine is a vaccine that reduces the incidence of herpes zoster (shingles), a disease caused by reactivation of the varicella zoster virus, which...
    40 KB (3,626 words) - 20:29, 6 October 2024
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    variety of symptoms. Similar to the herpes simplex viruses, after primary infection with VZV (chickenpox), the virus lies dormant in neurons, including...
    27 KB (3,084 words) - 02:39, 3 October 2024
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    Shingles (redirect from Herpes Zoster)
    Varicella zoster virus is not the same as herpes simplex virus, although they belong to the same family of herpesviruses. Shingles vaccines reduce the risk...
    79 KB (8,810 words) - 02:42, 3 October 2024
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    shingles (also called herpes zoster) and postherpetic neuralgia, which are caused by the same virus. The recombinant zoster (shingles) vaccine is recommended...
    51 KB (5,038 words) - 06:53, 7 July 2024
  • A respiratory syncytial virus vaccine, or RSV vaccine, is a vaccine that protects against respiratory syncytial virus. RSV affects an estimated 64 million...
    52 KB (4,072 words) - 05:37, 6 October 2024
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    flares of herpes simplex 1, herpes simplex 2 and herpes zoster (shingles). In 1971, the International Committee on the Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) established...
    31 KB (2,908 words) - 07:47, 3 October 2024
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    problems with hearing. Causes of encephalitis include viruses such as herpes simplex virus and rabies virus as well as bacteria, fungi, or parasites. Other...
    29 KB (2,531 words) - 15:36, 2 October 2024
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    nucleoside analogues are aciclovir for Herpes simplex virus infections and lamivudine for HIV and hepatitis B virus infections. Aciclovir is one of the oldest...
    155 KB (18,249 words) - 15:41, 18 September 2024
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    The smallpox vaccine is used to prevent smallpox infection caused by the variola virus. It is the first vaccine to have been developed against a contagious...
    116 KB (12,374 words) - 12:24, 6 October 2024
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    Influenza vaccines, colloquially known as flu shots, are vaccines that protect against infection by influenza viruses. New versions of the vaccines are developed...
    179 KB (17,841 words) - 17:27, 4 October 2024
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    Aciclovir (category Anti-herpes virus drugs)
    antiviral medication. It is primarily used for the treatment of herpes simplex virus infections, chickenpox, and shingles. Other uses include prevention...
    39 KB (3,730 words) - 07:40, 30 September 2024
  • Vaccine shedding is a form of viral shedding which can occasionally occur following a viral infection caused by an attenuated (or "live virus") vaccine...
    14 KB (1,408 words) - 16:27, 18 February 2024
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    Orthopoxvirus genus includes the variola virus that prior to eradication via the advent of the smallpox vaccine, was the cause of the infectious human disease...
    33 KB (4,469 words) - 15:09, 30 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for Herpes meningitis
    looking at the most common causes of meningitis, 8.3% are due to herpes simplex virus. HSV-2 specifically is the most common cause of meningitis in adults...
    11 KB (1,095 words) - 01:29, 21 September 2024
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    Because it contains live viruses, the MMR vaccine is not recommended during pregnancy but may be given while breastfeeding. The vaccine is safe to give at the...
    54 KB (5,092 words) - 10:27, 7 September 2024
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