Shedding Patterns of Genital Herpes Simplex Virus Infections

Whitley and Hook discuss their study on the shedding patterns of genital herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections. HSV infections are among the most common sexually transmitted infections encountered by humans and, in 2018, were estimated to occur in approximately 27% of US adults. There is no cure for...

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Published in:JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 2022-11, Vol.328 (17), p.1710-1711
Main Authors: Whitley, Richard J, Hook, Edward W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Herpes Genitalis - physiopathology
Herpes Genitalis - virology
Herpes simplex
Herpesvirus 2, Human - physiology
Humans
Infections
Sexually transmitted diseases
Simplexvirus - physiology
STD
Subpopulations
Virus Shedding
Viruses
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Summary:Whitley and Hook discuss their study on the shedding patterns of genital herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections. HSV infections are among the most common sexually transmitted infections encountered by humans and, in 2018, were estimated to occur in approximately 27% of US adults. There is no cure for HSV infection; consequently, infection can be transmitted from individual to individual, most often because of asymptomatic viral shedding. Thus, the reservoir of individuals infected with HSV continues to increase. For the most part, knowledge about genital HSV infections is predicated on studies of infections caused by HSV-2. However, over the past 2 decades, HSV-1 has been recognized as an increasing cause of genital infections and accounts for an estimated greater than 50% of new infections among some subpopulations, such as college students and heterosexual women.
ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598
DOI:10.1001/jama.2022.18930