Patient's question:
Discovered during the two-cancer screening in February 2015.Doctor's answer:
Mainly affects skin and mucous membrane herpes, characterized by the virus remaining latent in the body for a long time, forming latent infection, and clinically recurring.Herpes simplex virus has two serotypes: type 1 (HSV-1), which primarily causes skin and mucous membrane infections outside the genital area, and type 2 (HSV-2), which primarily causes genital and lower waist skin herpes.
Latency and recurrence are important features of this virus. After primary infection, the specific antibodies produced by the herpes simplex virus can eliminate most of the virus. A small number of viruses can infiltrate surrounding nerves and migrate along the nerve axons to the ganglia. HSV-1 remains latent in the trigeminal nerve, while HSV-2 may remain latent in the sacral ganglia. About 20% of people experience recurrence after the initial infection.