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posted 07/07/2008, comments (2)

Is a Cure for Herpes on the Horizon

Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have now figured out how the HSV1 - the cause of cold sores - manages to hide out.  Apparently they lie dormant in the trigeminal nerve of the face until they are triggered by excessive sunlight, a fever or other stresses. Well now that scientists are beginning to understand how the virus... Read moreChevron
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There are two types of HSV, HSV type 1 and 2, and both can cause genital herpes.

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