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Herpes Simplex Virus 1 (HSV-1)
A virus that causes cold sores or fever blisters on the mouth or
around the eyes and that can be transmitted to the genital region.
The virus can become latent (inactive), and symptoms disappear.
Stress, trauma, other infections, or suppression of the immune
system can reactivate the latent virus, and symptoms can return.
See Also: Herpesviruses

Herpes Simplex Virus 2 (HSV-2)
A virus that causes painful sores around the anus or genitals. The
virus can become latent (inactive), and symptoms then disappear
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until the virus is reactivated. HSV-2 may be transmitted either
sexually or from an infected mother to her infant during birth.

Herpesviruses
A family of viruses that includes several individual members,
including herpes simplex viruses 1 and 2 (HSV-1 and -2),
cytomegalovirus (CMV), varicella zoster virus (VZV), Epstein-Barr
virus (EBV), and Kaposi’s sarcoma herpesvirus (KSHV or HHV-8).
Each of these viruses can cause disease in humans.

Herpes Zoster
See: Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV)

HGH
See: Human Growth Hormone

HHS
See: Department of Health and Human Services

Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART)
The name given to treatment regimens that aggressively suppress
HIV replication and progression of HIV disease. The usual HAART
regimen combines three or more anti-HIV drugs from at least two
different classes.

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