Herpes zoster

The Herpes Simplex Virus, more well known as herpes, is a viral disease that causes sores and blisters. It can be spread by the direct contact of an infected area to a non infected area or by the infected area touching an object and an unaffected area also touching that object (such as towels, fingers, ect). There are two types of the Herpes Simplex Virus; herpes type 1 (HSV­1) and herpes type 2 (HSV­2). Herpes type 1, or oral herpes, usually consists of blisters or sores around the mouth area.…

Genital Herpes is a recurrent, lifelong sexually transmitted infection (STI) with no cure. It is caused by the Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV). There are two forms of the Herpes simplex virus. Herpes Simplex 1 and Herpes Simplex 2. Genital Herpes is caused by HSV 2. The difference between these two viral strains are HSV 1 typically causes cold sores or fever blisters around the mouth. Although, this strain can be spread to the genital area during oral sex, even when physical signs of an outbreak…

“Herpes simplex viruses types 1 and 2 (HSV-1 and HSV-2) are human neurotropic viruses that establish latent infection in dorsal root ganglia (DRG) for the entire life of the host (Steiner, I., & Benninger, F., 2013, p. 1).” Herpes is known as a sexually transmitted infection that has no known cure. This type of STI is transmitted through sexual contact and bodily fluids. People need to be aware of the types of transmission, clinical manifestations and diagnostic studies that confirm herpes is…

What is Herpes? Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is a viral infection that is caused by multiple herpes viruses. They can produce cold sores, genital inflammation or even conjunctivitis. There are two types of herpes simplex viruses, HSV-1 and HSV-2. HSV-1 is also known as oral herpes. It can cause cold sores and fever blisters around your mouth and/or on your face. HSV-1 is less contagious than . While as HSV-2 generally is responsible for genital herpes outbreaks. What is Zosters?…

creep. Common symptoms are they start out as blisters that eventually break open in sores that scab over,headaches,backaches ,fatigue, flu like symptoms. Herpes can not be treated but the symptoms can be lessen and prevented with treatment. To begin with, there are in total eight herpesvirvus types that affect the human such as herpes varicella-zoster virus,simplex viruses,human herpesvirus,Epstein-Barr virus, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus and human cytomegalovirus. But there are…

Center for Disease Control and Prevention, that Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) was one of the first diseases identified in people with advanced HIV disease and is now considered one of the AIDS-defining diseases. However, this virus produces unclosed sores that may look like a cluster of blisters. They…

Johnny’s physical symptoms and his ability to spread the infection has linked him to the diagnosis of impetigo. The next differential diagnosis for five-year-old Johnny is Herpes simplex type I. Herpes simplex type I is a viral infection commonly seen…

Depending on your age, the older you are the more likely you are to run into complications. If you are able to get the vaccination of Varicella then your chances of getting the virus are 10 percent or less. Varicella comes from the herpesvirus, varicella zoster virus. Varicella is a disease you get as a child commonly called, Chickenpox. Varicella is highly contagious among children. Once you get Varicella, it stays in your body and you are more susceptible to…

coughs, short breaths, distorted vision (often Cytomegalovirus retinitis) (Strachan et al.74). Lesionsalso occur on the body, tongue and or mouth areas (candidiasis and periodontal disease). Skin rashes also often appear mostly due to herpes simplex and varicella zoster virus infections…

Thanks to the increased awareness and acceptance of the laser technology, Laser eye operation is fast becoming popular and a sought after procedure for the various types of refractive errors of the eyes. Laser procedure has the ability to rectify severe degrees of nearsightedness as well as moderates degrees of astigmatism and farsightedness. While the main purpose of New York City Lasik is to reduce the dependency on the contact lenses and the glasses, it does not guarantee perfect vision of…