This factsheet explains chickenpox (varicella) to support nurses in identifying and managing the common childhood disease.

Viral coughs are often airborne, or spread by snot or phlegm ... Most common are rhinovirus and herpes virus type 1 or 4, while equine influenza is seen less. “These diseases are easily spread ...

Very early exposure to even a very small dose of herpes simplex virus (HSV) in infant mice can lead to cognitive decline later in life, according to findings from a new Dartmouth-led study ...

Scientists have a new target to prevent cold sores after University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers discovered an unexpected way the herpes virus re-activates in the body. The finding ...

Genital herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections are frequently asymptomatic or undiagnosed, but more than half the US population is seropositive for HSV, and about one-fifth are positive for HSV-2.

Every few months, this cycle repeats. Cold sores, also known as fever blisters, can develop after infection with the herpes virus. (They’re commonly caused by a version of the virus called ...

His book is an enthralling historical exploration of the role of airborne microorganisms in disease, and examines why these pathogens have been overlooked for centuries. Vaccine specialist Peter ...

How these bacteria survive their airborne journey is key to their persistence, but very little is known about how they protect themselves as they waft from one host to the next. Now MIT ...

When the infection got worse, a specialist eventually gave the puzzling diagnosis that Juwan had herpes simplex virus (HSV) in his eye. Juwan’s eye turned green from the medication, showing ...