Very early exposure to even a very small dose of herpes simplex virus (HSV) in infant mice can lead to cognitive decline later in life, according to findings from a new Dartmouth-led study ...

The purpose of this study is to describe the frequency and the most common findings in neonates treated for HSV in a level III NICU. Methods: We reviewed the records of 547 infants of less than 28 ...

These two factors contribute to the risk for sexual transmission and therefore to the risk of late-pregnancy acquisition of HSV. Most neonatal herpes infections are the result of undiagnosed ...

Viruses are microscopic pathogens composed of genetic material housed within a protective protein shell. While they carry the ...

Neonatal herpes simplex virus can be fatal and is disproportionately common in the US among infants born in the South and to Black parents.

HSV-2 causes genital herpes, and neurological complications include aseptic meningitis and recurrent radiculopathy. HSV-2 also causes myelitis in immunocompromised individuals. Typical features of ...