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Mother of baby born with a clubbed foot feared she would die
Willow Diamond, from Gateshead, became ill when she was just two weeks old and a blister on her leg led doctors to suspect she might have neonatal herpes, which can be deadly.
18 hours ago - Daily Mail
Could MS Have Links to the Herpes Virus?
MS patients were 55% more likely to have antibodies against the HHV-6A protein than the control group.
2 days ago - Web MD
Monkey 'infects scientist with deadly herpes B virus' in a Japanese laboratory
The scientist has not been named but is reportedly in a critical condition. Officials in Kagoshima City, western Japan, said the patient was working in research for an...
6 days ago - Daily Mail
New method to separate two variants of common herpes virus linked to multiple sclerosis
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have developed a new method to separate between two different types of a common herpes virus that has been linked to multiple sclerosis.
9 days ago - News Medical - 2 articles
MS linked to variant of common herpes virus
Researchers have developed a new method to separate between two different types of a common herpes virus that has been linked to multiple sclerosis. By analyzing antibodies in...
9 days ago - ScienceDaily - 2 articles
Microorganisms in the gut boost the immune system's ability to fight a herpes virus that can cause fatal brain inflammation
A recent study from the Beckman Research Institute in California revealed a surprising link between gut bacteria and inflammation. The findings, which were published in the...
12 days ago - Natural News
The Week That Wasn't: Space Herpes, Hot Tea and Cancer, and Greedy Twins
Learn about herpes in space, the temperature at which hot tea may be linked to cancer, and why we need a MeToo movement in the womb. Medscape
13 days ago - Medscape
Case report: palmar herpetic whitlow and forearm lymphangitis in a 10-year-old female
Herpetic whitlow is a viral infection caused by the herpes simplex virus types 1 or 2, and occurs in the pediatric population primarily on the fingers and toes due to...
13 days ago - BMC
Infant presents with severe diaper dermatitis
A 4-week-old male is being seen for a 3-week history of severe diaper dermatitis. The rash has been treated with clotrimazole and a barrier cream, with some improvement about a...
15 days ago - Healio
Discovery reveals mechanism that turns herpes virus on and off
New research has identified a new mechanism that plays a role in controlling how the herpes virus alternates between dormant and active stages of infection.
21 days ago - ScienceDaily - 3 articles
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