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Varicella zoster virus causes chickenpox and shingles, herpes simplex type 1 causes the common cold sore or fever blister, and herpes simplex type 2 causes the sexually transmitted disease genital herpes.
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What is herpetic infection?
Herpetic means related to herpes. A herpetic infection could be genital herpes, shingles, cold sores, or other infections caused by viruses in the herpes family.
Is shingles and herpes are same?
Herpes is a family if viruses that cause different diseases. Herpes simplex I is associated with cold sores, herpes simplex II is associated with genital herpes (although those two can be reversed), CMV and EBV can cause mononucleosis and colds and congenital infections in babies as well as cancers, roseolovirus can cause roseola, human herpes virus 8 causes Kaposi's sarcoma and other cancers. The herpes varicella-zoster virus causes chicken pox (varicella). It lies dormant in nerve cells and years later it can reactivate to cause shingles (zoster). So shingles is one example of a herpes virus infection.
Can you get shingles from fever blisters on lips?
You can't get shingles from cold sores. They are both caused by viruses in the herpes family, but cold sores are caused by herpes simplex, and shingles is caused by varicella zoster virus (chickenpox virus).
When was Herpes Viruses Association created?
Herpes Viruses Association was created in 1981.
What diseases are not caused by bacterium?
viruses, genetic conditions etc
What does acyclovir treat?
Acyclovir is used to treat any disease caused by viruses in the herpes family. These disease include chicken pox, cold sores, genital herpes, and shingles.
What kind of diseases do spherical viruses and rod-shaped viruses cause?
Some diseases caused by sperical shaped viruses cause the flu & the common cold. Rod shaped cause HIV & herpes.
What virus is similar to chickenpox?
Chickenpox is a member of the herpes virus family, which includes herpes simplex virus and Epstein-Barr virus.
What causes cold sores and warts?
Both cold sores and warts are caused by viruses. Cold sores are caused by herpes simplex virus. Warts are caused by HPV (human papillomavirus).
What disease is not caused by secondhand smoke?
Diseases caused by bacteria or viruses are not caused by second hand smoke. This could be things like measles, mumps, chicken pox, herpes, or AIDs.
Does tetracycline cure herpes?
Herpes is caused by a virus. Teyracycline is an antibiotic used for bacterial infections. The meds that combat viruses are new and totally different from meds used to combat bacteria. Therefore, tetracycline is likely not an effective agent againt herpes.
What are the some of the Sexually Transmitted Diseases caused by viruses?
Genital warts (HPV), herpes, HIV, hepatitis, and molluscum contagiosum are the viral STDs.
