Herpes Simplex Virus

Focus: Clinical management, virology, and public health aspects of HSV-1 and HSV-2 infections.

  • Key Topics:
    • Clinical Manifestations: Genital herpes, orolabial herpes, herpes keratitis, whitlow, and neonatal herpes.
    • Treatment and Suppression: Antiviral therapy (acyclovir, valacyclovir), managing recurrent outbreaks, and addressing antiviral resistance.
    • Transmission and Prevention: Sexual transmission dynamics, mother-to-child transmission prevention, and condom/antiviral use as prevention.
    • Virology and Latency: Mechanisms of viral latency and reactivation in neuronal ganglia.
    • Vaccine Development: Current status and challenges in developing a prophylactic HSV vaccine.

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