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  2. Epidemiology of herpes simplex - Wikipedia

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    According to a study in Ontario, of people between the ages of 15 and 16, 26.9% of men, 32% of non-pregnant women, and 55% of pregnant women tested positive for HSV-1 antibodies. Between the ages of 40 and 44, 54.7% of men, 88.7% of women, and 69.2% of pregnant women tested positive for HSV-1 antibodies.

  3. Genital herpes - Wikipedia

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    The risk of spread between a couple is about 7.5% over a year. [6] HSV is classified into two types, HSV-1 and HSV-2. [1] While historically HSV-2 was more common, genital HSV-1 has become more common in the developed world. [1] [7] Diagnosis may occur by testing lesions using either PCR or viral culture or blood tests for specific antibodies. [1]

  4. Herpes simplex virus - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] Both HSV-1 and HSV-2 are very common and contagious. They can be spread when an infected person begins shedding the virus. As of 2016, about 67% of the world population under the age of 50 had HSV-1. [3] In the United States, about 47.8% and 11.9% are estimated to have HSV-1 and HSV-2, respectively, though actual prevalence may be much ...

  5. Human alphaherpesvirus 2 - Wikipedia

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    Human alphaherpesvirus 2 is periodically shed in the human genital tract, most often asymptomatically. Most sexual transmissions occur during periods of asymptomatic shedding. [ 5 ] Asymptomatic reactivation means that the virus causes atypical, subtle, or hard-to-notice symptoms that are not identified as an active herpes infection, so ...

  6. Laboratory diagnosis of viral infections - Wikipedia

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    The first called IgM is highly effective at neutralizing viruses but is only produced by the cells of the immune system for a few weeks. The second, called, IgG is produced indefinitely. Therefore, the presence of IgM in the blood of the host is used to test for acute infection, whereas IgG indicates an infection sometime in the past. [8]

  7. Herpes simplex research - Wikipedia

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    Combats HSV-1 & HSV-2 in mice. [27] Mice who were HSV-1 positive showed strong protection from HSV-2. [28] HSV-2 mRNA Trivalent Vaccine [29] Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Kevin P. Egan, Harvey Friedman, Sita Awasthi HSV-2 mRNA trivalent vaccine (containing gC2, gD2, gE2) Preclinical

  8. Herpes - Wikipedia

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    The annual incidence in Canada of genital herpes due to HSV-1 and HSV-2 infection is not known (for a review of HSV-1/HSV-2 prevalence and incidence studies worldwide, see Smith and Robinson 2002). As many as one in seven Canadians aged 14 to 59 may be infected with herpes simplex type 2 virus [ 89 ] and more than 90 per cent of them may be ...

  9. Sexually transmitted infection - Wikipedia

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    HSV-1 is typically acquired orally and causes cold sores; HSV-2 is usually acquired during sexual contact and affects the genitals; however, either strain may affect either site. [62] Some people are asymptomatic or have very mild symptoms. Those that do experience symptoms usually notice them 2 to 20 days after exposure which lasts 2 to 4 weeks.

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