Understanding the Herpes Virus - New Discovery Could Help Fight Against Herpes Virus
Genital Herpes Virus Reactivates Widely Throughout Genital Tract ScienceDaily (Jan. 22, 2010) — Genital herpes caused by a reactivation of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) is generally treated as a lesion in one specific area of the genital region. A new study, however, finds that the virus can frequently reactivate throughout the genital tract, an important new concept that could help guide both HSV-2 treatment and prevention. Now available online, the study appears in the Feb. 15 issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases. New Discovery Could Help Fight Against Herpes Virus There has been a recent discovery of a new method that our immune system can use to fight of cold sores, namely, the virus that is causing them: The Herpes Simplex Type 1 Virus or HSV 1. According to the Nature Immunology journal, a group of scientists in Montreal, working together with American scientists have found a cellular process that hunts down the herpes virus and fights it. This study which was sponsored by the Canadian Institute of Health REsearch together with the Washington University and Penn State found that a cellular mechanism exists that tracks down the virus and can fight it off or possibly kill it. It is well known that one of the reason that a cure for the herpes virus has proven elusive is because it can hide itself and protect itself from the body's immune system. Scientists have found that the nuclear membrane of an infected cell could possible identify the HSV-1 virus ...
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