On the bright side, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have discovered a strategy for preventing infections due to herpessimplex viruses (herpes simplexvirus 2, the virus that causes genital herpes, and herpessimplexvirus1).
New research suggests that people exposed to the herpessimplex type 1virus, the virus that causes cold sores, may be at greater risk for developing cognitive problems, particularly memory problems.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that about 1 in 6 Americans (16.2 percent) between 14 and 49 are infected with herpessimplexvirus type 2.