Herpes Viruses

Herpes is a virus that can spread from person to person through skin-to-skin contact. It can appear on many different areas of the body and is typically marked by an eruption of a cluster of blisters, although some people show very mild or no symptoms at all.

Herpes is a manageable disease that affects up to 80% of us - don’t let this virus dictate your life.

Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted infection.

Herpes is a family of viruses that cause genital herpes, cold sores, chicken pox and shingles.

THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT "HERPES" VIRUSES. HUMAN MEMBERS OF THIS GROUP OF VIRUSES INCLUDE
Herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 (responsible for cold sores and genital herpes)
Varicella- zoster virus
Epstein- Barr virus
Human cytomegalovirus,
And, the recently discovered Human herpes virus.
CONDITIONS CAUSED BY THE HERPES VIRUS GROUP INCLUDE:
Cold sores (Herpes simplex virus)
Genital herpes (Herpes simplex virus)
Herpes Whitlow (Herpes simplex virus)
Chickenpox (Varicella- zoster virus)
Shingles (Varicella- zoster virus)
Glandular fever or Infectious mononucleosis (Epstein- Barr virus)
Cytomegalovirus infections (Human cytomegalovirus)
Roseola or Exanthem subitum (Human Herpes virus Type 6)
B virus infection (Herpesvirus simiae).…