Open AccessIncidence of herpes simplex virus type 2 in young reproductive age women in Mysore, India
Author(s) -
Purnima Madhivanan,
YeaHung Chen,
Karl Krupp,
Anjali Arun,
Jeffrey D. Klausner,
Arthur Reingold
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/0377-4929.77336
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , asymptomatic , context (archaeology) , herpes simplex virus , serology , genital ulcer , cohort , cohort study , obstetrics , sexually transmitted disease , demography , immunology , antibody , virus , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , biology , syphilis , paleontology , physics , sociology , optics
There are sparse data on herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection in India. HSV-2 is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections and the primary cause of genital ulcer disease worldwide.