Herpes simplex

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Herpes simplex
Electron micrograph of Herpes simplex virus.
ICD-10	A60, B00, G05.1, P35.2
ICD-9	054.0, 054.1, 054.2, 054.3, 771.2
DiseasesDB	5841 Template:DiseasesDB2
MeSH	D006561

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Genital Herpes
Congenital Herpes
Overview
Classification Orofacial Infection Anogenital Infection Ocular Infection Herpes Encephalitis Neonatal Herpes Herpetic Whitlow Herpes Gladiatorum Mollaret's Meningitis
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Epidemiology and Demographics
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Direct detection of Genital Lesions
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Antiviral Therapy Overview Antivirals for First Episode of Genital Herpes Antivirals for Recurrent Genital Herpes
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1], Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]

Subtypes

• Orofacial infection
• Anogenital infection
• Ocular infection
• Herpes Encephalitis
• Neonatal herpes
• Herpetic whitlow
• Herpes gladiatorum

Transmission

Mode of Transmission | Population At Risk | Prevention of Transmission

Diagnosis

History and Symptoms | Physical examination | Serology | Direct detection of virus

Treatment

• Antiviral Therapy: Overview | Antivirals for First Episode of Genital Herpes | Antivirals for Recurrent Genital Herpes | Antivirals for Severe Disease

• Topical treatments | Other drugs | Alternative therapies

Legal redress

Whether the law can help a person who catches herpes depends on the jurisdiction where it was contracted as legal jurisdictions define their own rules regarding the transmission of STIs such as herpes. There can be both criminal and civil possibilities. For example, in the criminal case of R. v. Sullivan heard in England and Wales, an attempt was made to prosecute Sullivan for sexual assault after his partner experienced a primary outbreak of genital herpes, on the basis that he had failed to reveal the fact that he had herpes. The presiding judge dismissed the prosecution case during preliminary hearings, citing inability to prove prior knowledge and the trial did not take place. Civil claims for transmission of herpes are, for their part, usually based on negligence if transmission was accidental and battery if deliberate. The first successful case to allow such a claim in the United States was Kathleen K. v. Robert B., decided by the California Court of Appeals.

External links

General

• Genital Herpes Fact Sheet at The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Paper - Genital Herpes: A Hidden Epidemic at FDA

Images

• Links to genital herpes pictures (Hardin MD/University of Iowa
• Herpes photo library at Dermnet
• Pictures of Orofacial Herpes (Coldsores) (VisualDxHealth)
• Genital Herpes Pictures

Other

• Herpes Blood Tests Quick Reference Guide
• Updated Herpes Handbook from Westover Heights Clinic
• "The Importance and Practicalities of Patient Counseling in the Prevention and Management of Genital Herpes" (2004) at Medscape
• International Herpes Management Forum
• Provides Ratios of Lysine to Arginine in Common Foods

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