Is herpes simplex more vulnerable?

In addition, daily suppressive therapy (i.e. daily use of antiviral medication) for herpes can reduce the likelihood of transmission to partners. Several clinical trials have tested vaccines against genital herpes infection, but there is currently no commercially available vaccine that is protective against genital herpes infection. read more

Women are more vulnerable to the infections than men. Around the world, more than 500 million people have genital herpes from one of the two virus types. In the US, more than 15% of people have a sexually transmitted herpes infection, according to the CDC. read more

This increase in risk may be the result of fewer teens being exposed in childhood to the herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), a common cause of cold sores, researchers reported Oct. 17 in the online edition of the Journal of Infectious Diseases. read more