herpes
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The team examined a viral "fusion" protein that herpes viruses use to merge with and enter cells, a process responsible for many infections.
From Science Daily
Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is caused by the reactivation of the chickenpox virus, resulting in a painful rash.
These shoot a virus such as herpes into tumors, causing them to self-destruct.
The campaign, which aimed to destigmatise herpes via a faux tourism advertisement video, was awarded the Grand Prix for Good - a category that seeks to highlight work by non-profit organisations and charities.
From BBC
In fact, in 2015 the FDA approved the first and only cancer-killing virus, a herpes virus used for treatment of a kind of late-stage skin cancer, where there are few conventional options.
From Salon
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