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Can you catch shingles? A GP explains what people get wrong about this common virus

Although shingles becomes more likely as we age, it can occur at any time after you’ve had chickenpox – even in young adults or children. It’s more common when the immune system is weakened, which can happen with age, and in people receiving chemotherapy or other immunosuppressive treatments.

May 12, 2023 Coronavirus / Epstein-Barr Virus / Herpes Simplex Virus - HSV / HIV/AIDS

Going long: Viruses linger with lasting impact

Herpes, HIV, Epstein-Barr and other viruses hang around, causing potential long-term health woes. Should ‘long COVID’ surprise us?

March 13, 2023 Coronavirus / Herpes Simplex Virus - HSV / Infectious Disease / Influenza/Flu / Respiratory Syncytial Virus / RSV / University of Washington / Vaccines

How do you make a universal flu vaccine?

University of Washington School of Medicine microbiologist Deborah Fuller explains the challenges, and how mRNA could offer a promising solution

October 22, 2022 Herpes Simplex Virus - HSV / Infectious Disease / Sexually Transmitted Disease

Viral shedding ebbs over time with HSV-1 genital infections, UW study finds.

People with HSV-1 genital infections frequently shed the virus in the months after infection, but the shedding declined rapidly during the first year.