More US teens susceptible to HSV-1 infection, a growing cause of genital herpes

(Infectious Diseases Society of America) A new study suggests a growing number of US adolescents lack antibodies that may help protect them later in life against an increasingly important cause of genital herpes. The findings show that fewer of today's teens have been exposed in their childhood to herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), a common cause of cold sores, than US adolescents in previous years. Without these antibodies, today's teens may be more susceptible to genital infections also caused by the virus.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-10/idso-mut101513.php

Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - October 17, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news