Herpes

Herpes is a disease caused by herpes simplex [viruses].

An infection infects the epithelium cells of the skin or mucosa and dies. The virus then crawls into nearby nerve cells and persists there for life. A therapy cannot prevent this survival, it rather tries to prevent the virus from multiplying after an outbreak has occurred.

Two forms of herpes simplex viruses are known in humans:

• Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1, herpes labials, lip herpes) and *Herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2, genital herpes, genital herpes)

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