Cracking the Herpes Encephalitis Code | Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
Conclusion
Herpes encephalitis may rule your body but don't allow the infection to take over your brain. Herpes encephalitis is suppressible and so its symptoms if managed with great attention.
Antiviral drugs such as Zovirax, acyclovir, Valacyclovir are some of the prominently used drugs in suppressing therapy of herpes infection.
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Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - June 5, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: anilkumar Tags: health and fitness Herpes Encephalitis symptoms of herpes encephalitis Source Type: blogs
TWiV 550: Covering up the shiny parts
TWiV explains the use of a neuronal cell line to study herpes simplex virus latency and reactivation, and a strategy for creating vaccines that induce antibodies against specific epitopes. Click arrow to play Download TWiV 550 (64 MB .mp3, 105 min) Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Show notes at microbe.tv/twiv (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - June 2, 2019 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: This Week in Virology antigenic hole broadly neutralizing antibodies epitope herpes simplex virus immunofocusing latency neuronal cell line reactivation universal influenza vaccine viral viruses Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, June 3rd 2019
In conclusion, there is solid evidence that obesity deregulates cellular mechanisms related to nutrient sensing.
Altered Intercellular Communication
It is accepted that aging impacts the organism at the cellular level, but also decreases the capacity of cells of an organism to interact. During aging, there is a decreased communication at the neuronal, neuroendocrine, and endocrine levels. Two of the most compelling examples of impaired communication are inflammaging and immunosenescence. The inflammaging phenotype results in elevated cytokines. These cytokines can accelerate and propagate the aging process. T...
Source: Fight Aging! - June 2, 2019 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
HSV-1 Accelerates the Formation of Amyloid Plaques in Mice
Why do only some people suffer Alzheimer's disease? The condition appears to be caused in its earliest stages by progressively increased levels of amyloid-β plaques in the brain, and different people have different degrees of this form of damage. Why does amyloid-β accumulate? It may be due to impaired drainage of cerebrospinal fluid, and thus a failure to clear out this and other forms of metabolic waste. In addition, amyloid-β may play a role in the innate immune response to infection. People with persistent infections such as herpesviruses will tend to generate more amyloid-β over time. As supporting evidence for th...
Source: Fight Aging! - May 30, 2019 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
Preserving Vaccines at Room Temperature Finally Possible
The availability of vaccines in poor and remote regions is usually the result of a lack of proper storage and transportation options. For most vaccines to survive, they must be kept cold and within a prescribed temperature range. Storage areas have to have fridges with access to reliable electricity and the delivery cars and trucks must either have their own refrigerators or rely on expensive refrigerated boxes. Now scientists at the McMaster University in Canada have come up with a way to preserve vaccines without relying on external storage.
The technique, which so far has been tested with the herpes simplex and flu vacc...
Source: Medgadget - May 23, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Medgadget Editors Tags: Materials Medicine Public Health Source Type: blogs
Herpes infection of the cornea
The clear tissue at the front of the eye is known as the cornea, and it must remain crystal clear in order for an individual to see clearly. The herpes viruses can infect the cornea, causing damage to tissue and possibly causing lasting visual impairment if not quickly identified and treated.
Herpes simplex: the cold sore virus
One of the most common infections of the cornea is caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV type I and HSV type II), or the cold sore virus. The most common question from patients with HSV infection of the cornea is “How did I get this?” The answer is fairly simple. The virus is everywhere, and e...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - May 20, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emma Davies, MD Tags: Eye Health Infectious diseases Source Type: blogs
Immunize mother to protect baby
When we are born, our blood contains antibodies that we have inherited from our mothers. They are transferred across the placenta and provide protection from infection until IgG production begins around 15 weeks after birth. Can we exploit such antibody transfer by vaccinating pregnant mothers to protect newborns against infectious diseases that occur early after […] (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - April 19, 2019 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: Basic virology Information antibody cord blood herpes simplex virus herpes vaccine IgG neonatal herpes passive immunization transplacental passage viral viruses Source Type: blogs
TWiV 543: Stoned and senile
The TWiV team discusses Medusavirus, isolated from a hot spring in Japan, and induction of neurodegeneration by recurrent herpes simplex virus 1 infection of mice. Click arrow to play Download TWiV 543 (65 MB .mp3, 108 min) Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Show notes at microbe.tv/twiv (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - April 14, 2019 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: This Week in Virology alzheimer's disease amoebae dementia giant virus herpes simplex virus 1 histone horizontal gene transfer Medusavirus memory loss mouse model NCLDV neurodegereration reactivation viral viruses Source Type: blogs
Vulvar health: Navigating the nether regions
As an obstetrician/gynecologist, I spend my days examining women’s reproductive organs. My patients come to my office with a variety of concerns, some of which can be grouped under the heading of vulvar health.
However, many women do not feel comfortable discussing precisely what is bothering them. And rather than use the anatomically correct word — vulva — my patients often tell me, “I have a problem down there.” My job is to figure out what they mean, explain helpful points about vulvar and vaginal health, and empower them to understand their bodies.
A look at the anatomy
To begin, let’s clarify and name the ...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - April 1, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Huma Farid, MD Tags: Health Sexual Conditions Women's Health Source Type: blogs
TWiV 540: Wascally wiruses
The TWiVstars reveal the diversity of herpes simplex virus type 2 in a neonatal population, and parallel adaptation of rabbits in three countries to myxoma virus. Click arrow to play Download TWiV 540 (66 MB .mp3, 109 min) Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - March 24, 2019 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: This Week in Virology adaptation comparative genomics genome sequence herpes simplex virus herpes simplex virus type 2 human herpesvirus 2 minor variants myxoma virus neonatal neonate neurovirulence parallel evolution poxvirus Source Type: blogs
Pediatric Conjunctivitis a Simple Diagnosis Until It Isn’t
Conjunctivitis is a common condition and easy enough to treat, but several uncommon conjunctivitis syndromes require more care and should not be missed.Conjunctivitis is either infectious (viral or bacterial) or noninfectious (allergic or nonallergic). Viral infections are more common in adults, bacterial ones in children, usually caused by Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Moraxella catarrhalis. Adults tend to have more S. aureus infections, while the other pathogens are more common in children. An adenovirus is typically responsible for viral-associated infections in conjunct...
Source: M2E Too! Mellick's Multimedia EduBlog - March 1, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
Cancer-killing viruses
by Gertrud Rey Although cancer therapies have improved dramatically in recent years, the main options for treating cancer still consist of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. This limitation is a problem for aggressive cancers like glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), brain cancers which are typically resistant to traditional therapies. GBM is a high grade glioma, an aggressive […] (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - February 28, 2019 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: Basic virology Gertrud Rey Information glioblastoma multiforme herpes simplex virus viral viral oncotherapy viruses Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, December 17th 2018
In this study, we found that TNF-α resulted in an impairment of autophagic flux in microglia. Concomitantly, an increase of M1 marker expression and reduction of M2 marker expression were observed in TNF-α challenged microglia. Upregulation of autophagy via serum deprivation or pharmacologic activators (rapamycin and resveratrol) promoted microglia polarization toward M2 phenotype, as evidenced by suppressed M1 and elevated M2 gene expression, while inhibition of autophagy with 3-MA or Atg5 siRNA consistently aggravated the M1 polarization induced by TNF-α.
Moreover, Atg5 knockdown alone was sufficient to trigger...
Source: Fight Aging! - December 16, 2018 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
The Merits of Attacking Cytomegalovirus
Today's research results, published a few months ago, are one of a number of examples from recent years of a possible way to suppress or destroy persistent herpesviruses such as cytomegalovirus (CMV). These viruses cannot be effectively cleared from the body by the immune system; they remain latent to reemerge time and again. CMV itself is of particular interest because it is strongly implicated in the age-related dysfunction of the immune system. Research suggests that in old age an unsustainable fraction of immune cells become devoted to CMV, and since the decline of the thymus and hematopoietic stem cells ensure that th...
Source: Fight Aging! - December 12, 2018 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Medicine, Biotech, Research Source Type: blogs
