BBC NEWS | UK | England | Wiltshire | Monkey jungle closed by herpes

"Monkey jungle closed by herpes

The drive-through monkey jungle at Longleat in Wiltshire has closed after a monkey was found to have herpes.

Only one creature in the group, a female, was found to have Simian Herpes during routine tests of the rhesus monkey colony at the safari park.

Longleat said the jungle will remain closed while they investigate how the monkey tested positive as none of the other monkeys have done so.

The monkeys are regularly tested by the Health Protection Agency."

Treatment Target for Herpes Pinpointed - US News and World Report

"Treatment Target for Herpes Pinpointed
Study finds VP16 is molecular key that unlocks the virus from latent state

Researchers have identified a potential new target in the ongoing quest for a treatment, and possibly a cure, for the herpes virus.

A viral protein known as VP16 is apparently responsible for pushing herpes out of its latent state and back into an active infectious state."

Male circumcision reduces herpes, study finds

"Male circumcision reduces herpes, study finds
But national circumcision rate is declining; local doctor wants to reassess advice to parents

A new study in this week's New England Journal of Medicine found that male circumcision decreased rates of two common sexually transmitted diseases -- a finding that may help reverse the declining circumcision rate in the country.

The study, conducted by researchers from Uganda and Johns Hopkins University, found that adult male circumcision significantly decreased rates of herpes and the human papillomavirus, which causes genital warts. The study follows three landmark trials from Africa that showed that the procedure reduced HIV rates by up to 60 percent."

Circumcision trial shows how HIV and herpes amplify each other: circumcision protects against both

Circumcision trial shows how HIV and herpes amplify each other: circumcision protects against both:

New findings from the South African randomised controlled trial (RCT) of circumcision have found that HIV and herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2) independently reinforce each others’ effects. People with one infection in the study were more likely to acquire the other infection. The study also found that circumcision protected men in the study against HSV-2 as well as HIV."

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"Lawyer: Woman Unknowingly Infected With Herpes Awarded Nearly $7 Million"

Lifestyle: Protecting Partners from Herpes

Lifestyle: Protecting Partners from Herpes: "Protecting Partners from Herpes

Condom 'I was diagnosed with genital herpes. I can't wear protection as I am skin sensitive to latex. What can I do to protect future partners? If we have oral sex how can I protect him from this virus? I am not on meds for it.'

The good news for those allergic to latex: you can wear protection. Because latex allergies are relatively common, there are latex-free-condoms made of polyurethane. Polyurethane condoms come in both male and female forms—the female condom fits inside the vagina and the male polyurethane condom is identical to its latex brother and feels equally great."

St. Paul Legal Ledger

"Early syphilis cases were up 40 percent in Minnesota in 2008, compared with a year earlier, and health officials are expressing concern over the rise.

Early syphilis, or infection of less than a year, is the most infectious stage of the disease.

Preliminary data from the Minnesota Department of Health show that 159 early syphilis cases were reported in 2008, compared to 114 cases in 2007. Of the cases in 2008, 97 percent were males, and new infections continued to be centered within the Twin Cities metropolitan area."

Explore Howard: Sidelines - Skin infection costs two wrestlers

"Every Maryland wrestler’s dream is to end their season with a trip to the state tournament at Cole Field House. For two county wrestlers that dream was dashed by mat herpes, a skin infection also known Herpes gladiatorum. Mat herpes is a variant of the herpes simplex virus that can be spread through the type of physical contact inherent to wrestling."

STDs: Immorality’s Plague

"When the United States government published its statistics for sexually transmitted diseases in 2006, the numbers were shocking. Chlamydia had topped one million newly reported cases for the first time. Syphilis cases jumped 14 percent over the previous year. And a new drug-resistant strain of gonorrhea plagued the nation."

BBC NEWS | England | Lancashire | Grieving mother's herpes warning

"The mother of a baby who died after contracting herpes from her cold sores is campaigning for more awareness of how dangerous it can be to newborns.

Jennifer Schofield was 11 days old when her organs failed after contracting the Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV), through either kisses or breastfeeding."