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Herpes and You By AJ Downs-Kingston & Julian Ward

Herpes and You By AJ Downs-Kingston & Julian Ward

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Herpes Fun Facts! -A 1979 study concluded that Herpes Simplex 1, which is the face kind, is directly related to a person’s rick of developing Alzheimer's Disease. -Severe cases of Meningitis are also related to Herpes Simplex 1. -People with Herpes are often made fun of and feel ostracized by their peers. -There are no known effective methods of curing herpes, however many forms of mitigation of the disease are available, such as Topical Creams, prescription anti-viral medicine and Carmex. -Avoiding herpes can be as simple as wearing a condom. -Fear of masturbation is a common reaction to learning about one’s contraction of the Herpes virus. -There are dating websites specifically set up for people with herpes. -The Central African Republic is the country with the highest percentage of people with herpes, 82% of its population has Herpes Simplex 2, or genital herpes, and a whopping 99% have Simplex 1.

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Herpes and You

By AJ Downs-Kingston&

Julian Ward

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After initial infection, the viruses move to sensory nerves, where they reside as life-long, latent viruses.

Virus particles land on a cell and lock with membrane proteins. The virus then fuses with the plasma membrane of the cell and the virus (in a protein shell, called a capsid) containing the viral genome enter the cytoplasm. The capsid then travels towards the nucleus where it lock with a nuclear pore. The viral DNA enters the nucleus through the pore and begins replication. New viral capsids are formed in the nucleus and newly created genomes are taken into them. The capsids come out through the inner nuclear membrane gaining a temporary capsule that surrounds them. This capsule then fuses with the outer nuclear membrane and the now naked viruses move through the cytoplasm until they fuse with Golgi vesicles laden with viral proteins. This budding into the vesicle allows the developing virus with capsids. The vesicle delivers the contained capsid and virus to the cell surface. The vesicle fuses with the plasma membrane and the new virus is free to infect another cell.

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Herpes Fun Facts!-A 1979 study concluded that Herpes Simplex 1, which is the face kind, is directly related to a person’s rick of developing Alzheimer's Disease.-Severe cases of Meningitis are also related to Herpes Simplex 1.-People with Herpes are often made fun of and feel ostracized by their peers. -There are no known effective methods of curing herpes, however many forms of mitigation of the disease are available, such as Topical Creams, prescription anti-viral medicine and Carmex. -Avoiding herpes can be as simple as wearing a condom. -Fear of masturbation is a common reaction to learning about one’s contraction of the Herpes virus. -There are dating websites specifically set up for people with herpes.-The Central African Republic is the country with the highest percentage of people with herpes, 82% of its population has Herpes Simplex 2, or genital herpes, and a whopping 99% have Simplex 1.