Saturday, August 11, 2007

Seroprevalence of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 in Children in the United States

Objectives

To describe HSV-1 seroprevalence in children in the United States and to examine factors associated with herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) infection in children.
Results

Overall, HSV-1 seroprevalence in children age 6 to 13 years was 31.1% (95% confidence interval [CI], 28.6% to 33.9%). Seroprevalence increased with age, from 26.3% in 6- to 7-year-olds to 36.1% in 12-to 13-year-olds, and varied by race/ethnicity, birthplace, and poverty level. Among US-born children age 12 to 13 years, the point estimate of HSV-1 seroprevalence was lower in NHANES 1999-2002 than in NHANES 1988-1994 (34.3% vs 38.1%), but the differences were not statistically significant...read more

Fever Blister Cure

By Danish Adrian What is the best way to fever blister cure? Fever blisters are also called cold sores labial herpes (herpes labialis). It is caused by the herpes simplex virus type I, just a small percentage are caused by herpes simplex type 2. The favorite locations are on the skin of the lips, mouth, gums, or lip area. Once you are infected with it, the virus stays with you forever. Though the virus stays dormant in the nerve cells on your body most of the time, certain things can cause an outbreak. Symptoms of fever blister start with itching, burning, or tingling sensation on the area may occur before lesion appear, and then be a small blister filled with clear yellowish fluid on the red and painful skin area... read more

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Shingles- Find Out All About Shingles


Shingles, correctly called as herpes zoster, is a painful skin disease. In this, a virus that also causes chicken pox affects the skin and creates bands of blisters which are full of liquid, pus, etc. The disease settles over two to three weeks but the pain may remain for a month after that. Those who have had chicken pox in childhood are likely to get shingles as they age. Why do some people get shingles and others don't, is not known. Lets find out more about it...read more