Herpes Simplex (Experience of Illness) (Paperback)

Review … as a text that presents a comprehensive overview of this virus and its biological, epidemiological and social consequences, Posner has provided a valuable case study. Like other westernunion books in this series, the writing is accessible, focused, relatively jargon-free and well referenced. It is a very [...]

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Herpes Simplex- Not Good For Love!

Because infection by HSV-1 (Herpes simplex virus -1) usually occurs early in life through asymptomatic infection of the mouth and throat, this means that a high proportion of the population carry the virus in its latent form. Herpes simplex 1 and 2 viruses are similar in that they are both transmitted by direct contact and [...]

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