Herpes

Herpes??????????????????????

Where did herpes orginate from. how did the FIRST person get them??

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1. That is a question that only an expert knows, I would think. If I were to guess, herpes is related to the HIV virus but not deadly, just a pain. Does that help? If you think about it, you can probably figure it out. Ask your doctor, or better yet, go to WEBMD on the internet. You may be able to get your answer there.
2. That is so weird! I just opened the "health" section and saw your question and a Valtrex ad came on TV...that was pretty crazy. Herpes is a virus. Viruses are little chunks of protein - they aren't actually considered living organisms by most biologists, since they can't replicate without a host. Anyway, since they dont' have a lot of genetic material, any variation can cause a mutation that changes what the virus does and how it affects the host. At some point in history, herpes viruses lived in another animal or in humans without hurting them at all. some variation occurred, maybe randomly or maybe from exposure to radiation or something like that. After a small change, the mutation must have been beneficial to the viruses, because those who had changed were more successful; they probably passed really easily to other humans due to hanging out in cold sores and such. It's kind of complicated, but I hope that helps!
3. good question i wish i knew .
4. http://genitalherpestreatment.blogspot.com/ .Genital herpes is a common virus infection caused by herpes simplex virus (HSV). There are two types of this virus: types 1 and type 2. As well as the genitals, the virus can infect the anus, buttocks, top of the thighs, mouth, lips or face; infection on the lips or face results in facial herpes, which includes cold sores. These infections have an essentially identical appearance when on external surfaces. Herpes Virus Infections have been prevalent as early as ancient Greek times. Hippocrates is known to have described the cutaneous spreading of herpes simplex lesions and scholars of Greek civilization define the greek word "herpes" to mean "to creep or crawl" in reference the spreading nature of the herpetic skin lesions. Even Shakespeare is thought to have been familiar with recurrent herpes simplex lesions and their transmission. In Romeo and Juliet, he writes Queen Mab to say "O'er ladies lips, who straight on kisses dream, which oft the angry Mab with blisters plagues, because their breaths with sweetmeats tainted are." Nonetheless, it was not until 1893 when Vidal recognized that human transmission of Herpes Simplex infection from one individual to another. I hope this Herpes info Helps. There are also links to pictures of herpes for a reference.
5. The History of Herpes - where did herpes come from? The herpes virus has been around for a very long time, documented by the ancient Greeks as sores that seemed to 'creep' over the surface of the skin. In fact, the term "herpes" is derived from the Greek word meaning "to creep". It is also evident that two thousand years ago, Roman Emperor Tiberius attempted to curb an epidemic of herpes labialis (mouth herpes) by outlawing kissing during public ceremonies and rituals. The term herpes simplex was introduced in 1906 and included herpes labialis (cold sores) and herpes progenitalis (genital herpes) in the belief that both disorders were the same disease affecting different anatomic sites. Vidal (1873) first demonstrated herpes simplex to be infections caused by human inoculation. The origin of herpes in human history is unknown. HSV-1 has probably been around as long as anyone could diagnose the distinctive fever blisters. Studies of the elderly in Europe and the United States have shown that 90% have been exposed to the virus. The spread of HSV-1 has declined with the understanding that the herpetic sores shed the virus and that these can be spread with just a kiss. HSV-2 is primarily passed on by sexual contact between humans. Herpetic whitlow is a herpes infection in the fingers which occurred in dental personnel before the era of mandatory glove use. Like herpetic lesions elsewhere on the body, the herpes outbreaks are often painful and at times disabling. The herpes virus is related to viruses that cause chicken pox, shingles, infectious mononucleosis and Epstein-Barr. The Epstein-Barr Virus was discovered in 1964 by M. Anthony Epstein and co-workers in Burkitt's lymphoma cells. However, it wasn't until 1968 that Gertrude and Werner Henle discovered it was actually a herpes virus and, after one of their lab technicians came down with mononucleosis, discovered its link with the herpes simplex virus.