Enhancement of Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Infection by Seminal Plasma and Semen Amyloids Implicates a New Target for the Prevention of HSV Infection

Human herpesviruses cause different infectious diseases, resulting in world-wide health problems. Sexual transmission is a major route for the spread of both herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) and -2. Semen plays an important role in carrying the viral particle that invades the vaginal or rectal mucosa...

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Main Authors: Lilith Torres, Tatiana Ortiz, Qiyi Tang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-04-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/7/4/2057