A photomicrograph image of herpes virus antibodies detected using immunofluorescent staining technique, 1977. Image courtesy CDC/Dr. Craig Lyerla. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) A ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) recently released new estimates suggesting around 846 million people aged between 15 and ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Around one in every five people aged below 50 around the world is infected with incurable genital herpes, researchers ...

The rise of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continues to pose threats. The prevalence of one uncurable STI in particular – genital herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 1 and 2 – is at a global high, ...

Genital herpes infections are very common. There are 42 million new infections each year — that averages out to one new person infected each second. While treatments can help with symptoms, there's no ...

KUTV — The following information was provided by Intermountain Healthcare. February is prenatal infection prevention month. Intermountain Healthcare joined Fresh Living to share tips for how parents ...

The researchers found 25.6 million people aged 15 to 49 years had new HSV-2 infections and 519.5 million (13.3%) had existing (prevalent) HSV-2 infections globally in 2020. (HealthDay News) — The ...

The new study shows a significant increase in genital herpes cases caused by the virus known as HSV-2, which is more serious. Over 1 in 5 adults worldwide are living with a genital herpes infection, ...