{"id":175418,"date":"2022-08-09T07:10:51","date_gmt":"2022-08-09T07:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=175418"},"modified":"2023-06-12T04:32:52","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T04:32:52","slug":"herpes-simplex-virus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/herpes-simplex-virus\/","title":{"rendered":"Herpes simplex virus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Human DNA viruses that cause repeated painful vesicular eruptions on the genitals and other mucosal surfaces and on the skin. After initial contact with the skin or mucous membranes, the virus migrates along nerve fibers to sensory ganglia, where it establishes a latent infection. Under a variety of stimuli, such as sexual contact, exposure to ultraviolet light, febrile illnesses, or emotional stress, it may reappear, traveling back to the site of initial contact. The rash caused by the infection has a red base, on which small blisters cluster. Herpetic rashes on the mouth or nose are called \u201ccold sores\u201d or \u201cfever blisters.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Herpes simplex virus type I is the virus that produces cold sores. Type II produces genital herpes. Both may be spread through sexual contact.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A virus that goes through dormant states followed by active states, which during an active state can produce a cold sore around the mouth or genital area.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-100 border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654] sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-4 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>In the vast realm of microscopic pathogens, there exists a cunning entity capable of inciting pyrexia and inducing the formation of vesicular eruptions upon the delicate canvas of the integumentary system, mucous membranes, and even the genitalia.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Human DNA viruses that cause repeated painful vesicular eruptions on the genitals and other mucosal surfaces and on the skin. After initial contact with the skin or mucous membranes, the virus migrates along nerve fibers to sensory ganglia, where it establishes a latent infection. Under a variety of stimuli, such as sexual contact, exposure to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-175418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-h"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Herpes simplex virus - Definition of Herpes simplex virus<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Human DNA viruses that cause repeated painful vesicular eruptions on the genitals and other mucosal surfaces and on the skin. 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