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