HSV 1 and 2 Pathogenesis of Oral and Genital Herpes

HSV 1 and 2 cause mucocutaneous disease. HSV1 usually causes oral herpes and HSV2 usually causes genital herpes, though either virus can cause primary infection at either site. For more videos and questions, visit Subscribe Support us on Patreon Both viruses establish latent infection in the sensory ganglia, with HSV1 preferring the trigeminal ganglion and HSV2 preferring the sacral ganglia. In addition to creating openaccess educational videos like this one, Macrophage offers a free cuttingedge edge learning platform for medical education. We use short videos, questions, and machine learning to adapt our courses to your specific strengths and weaknesses. Make a free account at Subscribe to our channel Support us on Patreon