herpes

Example Sentences

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When he first proposed the notion, in the 1970s, many scientists believed that cervical cancer was caused by the herpes simplex virus.

From New York Times

A BBC investigation three years later found they'd been operated on by the same surgeon, and that the trust had failed to test him for herpes despite being told to do so.

From BBC

Memories may be supplemented by oral herpes or the Epstein-Barr virus.

From Scientific American

Jessica Farrell, David Duffy, and their colleagues at the University of Florida were using eDNA to probe herpes virus infections that cause tumors in sea turtles when they started to worry about human bycatch.

From Science Magazine

The husband of a woman who died with herpes after giving birth said their midwife and surgeon argued about whether she needed a Caesarean.

From BBC