Even Without Symptoms, Genital Herpes Can Spread

MedWorm: Genital Herpes Even Without Symptoms, Genital Herpes Can Spread April 15, 2011 at 12:00 PM According to a new study, people who test positive for herpes simplex virus-2 can shed the virus even though they have no symptoms. Infectious disease expert Dr. Peter Leone discusses how herpes is spread and whether people without symptoms should be tested for the virus.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) MedWorm Sponsor Message: Find out how you can get your message posted here and on over 100,000 other medical web pages in just a couple of days, plus support MedWorm at the same time. Researchers Seeking A Vaccine Find Genital Herpes More Virulent In Africa Than In US April 15, 2011 at 3:00 AM Strains of genital herpes in Africa are far more virulent than those in the United States, researchers at Harvard Medical School report, a striking insight into a common disease with important implications for preventing HIV transmission in a region staggered by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The researchers arrived at this finding by testing mouse model strains of the disease against vaccine candidates. All vaccines were far more efficacious in abating the U.S. strain... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Genital herpes more virulent in Africa than in US April 14, 2011 at 11:00 PM (Harvard Medical School) Strains of genital herpes in Africa are far more virulent than those in the United States, researchers at Harvard Medical School report, a striking insight into a common disease with important implications for preventing HIV transmission in a region staggered by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)