Genital herpes

Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted disease caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV). It is the most frequent cause of genital ulceration worldwide. The term “herpes” was originally used by Ancient Greek physicians and is derived from the Greek meaning to creep or to crawl.1 It was used to describe a variety of conditions characterized by spreading cutaneous lesions before eventually being used to describe HSV and the Herpes virus family more exclusi vely.1 HSV is a large double stranded DNA virus and belongs to the Herpesviridae virus family along with other related herpes viruses such as Epstein–Barr virus, cytomegalovirus, and varicella-zoster virus.
Source: Disease a Month - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Source Type: research