2023年1月25日 · In most cases, HSV-1 is passed through mouth-to-mouth contact, causing oral herpes (also known as herpes labialis), while HSV-2 is almost exclusively passed through sexual contact, causing genital herpes (or herpes genitalis).

Herpes simplex virus fact sheet with key facts and information on type 1 (HSV-1) and type 2 (HSV-2): signs and symptoms, transmission, challenges, treatment, global impact and WHO response.

2023年10月30日 · The herpes simplex virus comes in two forms: HSV-1 and HSV-2, causing oral herpes and genital herpes. Learn more about the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of these viruses.

2024年7月24日 · Herpes simplex virus (HSV) can infect many different parts of your body, most commonly your mouth area (oral herpes) and genitals (genital herpes). HSV causes fluid-filled blisters that break open and crust over wherever the infection is.

Herpes simplex virus 1 and 2 (HSV-1 and HSV-2) are two members of the human Herpesviridae family, a set of viruses that produce viral infections in the majority of humans. [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.

2023年9月3日 · HSV-1 causes blistering sores around the mouth and lips. These sores are called cold sores, fever blisters, or oral herpes. HSV-1 can also cause genital herpes, but most cases of genital...

Fifty to 80 percent of American adults have oral herpes (HSV-1), which causes cold sores or fever blisters in or around the mouth. Genital herpes, caused by HSV-1 or HSV-2, affects one out of every six people in the U.S. age 14 to 49.

2023年8月28日 · Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) is a linear dsDNA virus that is a member of the Alphaherpesviridae subfamily. HSV-1 is responsible for establishing primary and recurrent vesicular eruptions, primarily in the orolabial and genital mucosa.

2019年7月25日 · Find out whether a cold sore is the same virus as genital herpes, how HSV-1 and HSV-2 are transmitted, where on the body each virus can appear, and more.

2024年2月20日 · Genital herpes is an STI caused by two types of viruses – herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2). Oral herpes HSV-1 often causes oral herpes, which can result in cold sores or fever blisters on or around the mouth.