Herpes Simplex Virus

Herpesviridae DNA Viruses

Also see Shingles and Chicken Pox.

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Articles About Herpes

• Herpes Simplex Virus articles from PubMed of the National Library of Medicine.  The articles listed here tend to be highly technical research papers, but careful searching of the articles can often uncover important and useful information.  
• "Some Facts About Genital Herpes." From the National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  This article answers the questions:
  • What is genital herpes?
  • How is genital herpes spread?
  • How common is genital herpes?
  • Is genital herpes serious?
  • What happens when someone is infected with genital herpes?
  • How is genital herpes diagnosed? 
  • Is there a cure for herpes?
  • How can people protect themselves against infection?
  • Where can I get more information?  

Forums About Herpes

• Medconsumer.info directory of online forums, discussion groups, and bulletin boards dealing with Herpes (HSV).

Products

• Condoms available from Amazon.com. 
• Sex aids available from Amazon.com.

News About Herpes

• Herpes news from Google News.

Organizations Dealing With Herpes

• American Herpes Foundation (AHF).  "The American Herpes Foundation (AHF) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing information and clinical education about genital herpes and other herpesvirus related disease."
• American Social Health Association (ASHA).  "The American Social Health Association is recognized by the public, patients, providers and policy makers for developing and delivering accurate, medically reliable information about STDs. Public and college health clinics across the US order ASHA educational pamphlets and books to give to clients and students. Community-based organizations depend on ASHA, too, to help communicate about risk, transmission, prevention, testing and treatment.
  
  This is where you will find the facts, the support and the resources to answer your questions, find referrals, join HELP groups, and get access to in-depth information about sexually transmitted diseases."
• Antopia.com.  "Meet others with H(erpes) here at Antopia. We are the largest online H community, providing the finest social resources for people like us." 
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Comment:  U.S. Government Web site with reliable information.
• Herpes.com.  "The Mission Of This Herpes Web Site:
  • To help you reduce the risk of spreading herpes
  • To fill the desperate need for herpes education
  • To help you gain the confidence to manage herpes in your daily life
  • To provide a way for people with Herpes to meet each other (MPwH - see heart above).
  • To provide links to confidential Herpes testing and STD testing.
  • To provide information about other STDs through http://www.STDsite.org
  • To inform you of ways to limit herpes recurrences
  • To inform you of products beneficial to herpes sufferers
  • To make herpes related products available through this home page
  • To feature articles about herpes and all related viruses
  • To show the relationship between good health and herpes
  • To provide an opportunity for herpes sufferers to share their personal experiences
    To provide communication via our live chat site
  • To provide an avenue to other publications about herpes."
• Herpes Dating Service.  Provided by Herpes.com. 
• Herpes.org.  "Herpes.org provides a comprehensive approach to caring for people with Herpes and HPV Infections.  We provide information about the diseases, what non-prescription and prescription treatments work, and where to find medical help and medication."
• Herpes Diagnosis.  "This web site is devoted to providing the latest available information on the diagnosis and therapy of genital herpes, an infection that involves nearly 25% of the adult U.S. population."
• Herpes Resource Center.   
• Herpes Viruses Association (UK).  "The Herpes Viruses Association helps to improve life for people with herpes simplex by:
  • helping them to understand the condition and put it into its proper perspective as a common skin complaint
  • publishing a quarterly journal SPHERE which covers everything from research news to articles on stress management and our social events.
  • running trials to ascertain the effectiveness of complementary treatments
  • publishing the results from our questionnaires about the experience of living with herpes simplex
  • supporting and encouraging local groups and meetings
  • training and supporting the volunteer helpliners."
• HHV-6 Foundation.  "The HHV-6 Foundation is a non-profit entity formed in 2004 to encourage scientific exchange among scientists and to provide pilot grants for promising scientific and clinical research. An important mission of the foundation is to disseminate new knowledge about this virus. While clinicians commonly believe it to be ubiquitous and benign, new research suggests that chronic infections can become pathogenic. The Epstein Barr virus was also once viewed as benign , but is now proven to be associated with Burkitt's lymphoma, nasopharyngeal carcinoma and other disorders.
  
  The HHV-6 Foundation funds pilot research studies targeting effective antiviral or immunomodulating therapies for HHV-6 infection. The Foundation also sponsors an annual scientific conference on HHV-6 and publishes a quarterly newsletter for scientists and clinicians."
• International Herpes Alliance.  "The International Herpes Alliance is a global association of patient support organizations and health professionals concerned about genital herpes.
  
  This website provides information about regional support groups, educational material, issues and events of interest to those with genital herpes."
• STDsite.org.  Sexually transmitted diseases organization.

Other Web Sites Dealing With Herpes

• Medhelp.org Herpes Page.  Large amount of forum-related content in addition to additional resources. 

Photographs

• Herpes photographs from Google Images.

Videos

• Herpes videos from YouTube.com.