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Herpes or Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) is a viral infection with 2 forms: HSV-1 and HSV-2. These infections can result in oral cold sores, genital cold sores, or both. The World Health Organisation esti...

HSV or herpes simplex virrus, can come in 2 forms: HSV-1 and HSV-2. The World Health Organisation estimates that 3.7 billion people under 50 have HSV-1 globally, while 491 million people aged 15-49 ha...

There are two main strands of the herpes simplex virus (HSV), type 1 and type 2. The first type is responsible for most oral herpes, which is more popularly known as cold sores. This virus is present ...

The herpes simplex virus (HSV) is a very common virus that comes in two subcategories: HSV-1 and HSV-2. The first type, HSV-1, causes oral herpes — more commonly known as cold sores — and ...

Genital warts are a sexually transmitted infection (STI) that’s caused by HPV (human papillomavirus) and can be very contagious. Because it’s so contagious, it has become one of the most c...

Genital warts are irregular tissue growth that at first will show up as single warts, but with time clusters of warts can appear. The shape, size, and color of genital warts differ from case to case, ...

Genital warts are soft bumps that grow upward from the skin. Their color is similar to a person’s skin color. They first grow alone but can later on appear in clusters. Such clusters can take on...

Genital warts are a common symptom of an infection with a virus group called human papillomavirus (HPV). Close to one million cases of genital warts are diagnosed in the U.S. every year. Genital warts...