HSV 1 and 2 - Pathogenesis of Oral and Genital Herpes

HSV 1 and 2 cause mucocutaneous disease. HSV-1 usually causes oral herpes and HSV-2 usually causes genital herpes, though either virus can cause primary infection at either site. For more videos and questions, visit - https://www.macrophage.co. Subscribe - https://goo.gl/EMRlRa. Support us on Patreon - https://goo.gl/bhmrgJ.

Both viruses establish latent infection in the sensory ganglia, with HSV-1 preferring the trigeminal ganglion and HSV-2 preferring the sacral ganglia.

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