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  • 20% Of The Population Have A Herpes Virus
    Herpes is a kind of viral infection. There are two herpes simplex viruses. Herpes Simplex type 1 (HSV-1) and Herpes Simplex type 2 (HSV-2). These viruses however look identical under microscope and both are capable of infecting mouth and genitals. Though the immune system of the body fights back against this menace, gradually the battle grows intense and as a result there are heavy losses by both the herpes virus and the immune system. Then the body becomes less capable of de...
  • Toads And Warts
    It was a popular myth in the old days that you can get warts from toads. Not true - now we know that's bogus. Warts are actually benign tumors of the epidermis caused by a virus. The virus responsible is the human papillomavirus, a double-stranded DNA-virus.

    The virus resides in the bottom layer of the epidermis and replicates into almost normal-looking skin. Different sub-types of the human papillamavirus cause different types of warts. Some subtypes also cause cervical c...

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