Provided below is a list of books, research papers, textbooks and web resources dealing with a wide range of herpes related issues to help you find the best information currently available. If you know of any other resources that have not been included here that you feel would be of value to other visitors, please email the webmaster with your suggestions.

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Books

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Managing Herpes: How to Live and Love with a Chronic STD
Charles Ebel; Paperback (June 1998). Price: $27.71

The Truth about Herpes
Stephen L. Sacks; Paperback (August 1997). Price: $24.95

Understanding Herpes (Understanding Health and Sickness Series)
Lawrence R. Stanberry. Hardback (March 1998). Hardback price: $28.00 Paperback price: $12.00

Clinical Management of Herpes Viruses
S.L. Sacks (Editor), et al. Hardback (January 1995). Price: $120.00

Papers

The following clinical papers are written for a specialist physician audience, and provide a greater depth of information about the subject. Whilst not written for a patient audience, they may be useful when you have exhausted other avenues.

The majority of the articles can be obtained via MEDLINE (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/) or through major national libraries. Abstracts of the papers can also be viewed free-of-charge on MEDLINE. Textbooks can be found at large public libraries or at specialist hospital or university libraries.

Diagnosis
Ashley RL, Wald A. Genital herpes: review of the epidemic and potential use of type-specific serology. Clin Microbiol Rev 1999;12:1–8.

Genital herpes – the disease
Corey L. The current trend in genital herpes: Progress in prevention. Sex Transm Dis 1994;21:538–544.

How common is HSV infection?
Fleming DT, McQuillan GM, Johnson RE, Nahmias AJ, Aral SO, Lee FK, St Louis ME. Herpes simplex virus type 2 in the United States, 1976 to 1994. N Engl J Med 1997;337:1105–1111.
Nahmias AJ, Lee FK, Beckman-Nahmias S. Sero-epidemiological and sociological patterns of herpes simplex virus infection in the world. Scand J Infect Dis 1990;69:19–36.

Transmission
Mertz GJ, Benedetti J, Ashley R, Selke SA, Corey L. Risk factors for the sexual transmission of genital herpes. Ann Intern Med 1992;116:197–202.

Psychological impact of HSV
Catotti DN, Clarke P, Catoe KE. Herpes Revisited: Still a cause for concern. Sex Transm Dis 1993;20:77-80.

HSV and pregnancy
Brown ZA, Selke S, Zeh J, Kopelman J, Maslow A, Ashley RL, Watts DH, Berry S, Herd M, Corey L. The acquisition of herpes simplex during pregnancy. New Engl J Med 1997;337:509-515.

HSV and HIV
Fleming DT, Wasserheit JN. From epidemiological synergy to public health policy and practice: the contribution of other sexually transmitted diseases to sexual transmission of HIV infection. Sex Transm Infect 1999;75:3–17.

Guidelines for genital herpes management
CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 1998 Guidelines for treatment of sexually transmitted disease. MMWR 1998;47:1–111.
Clinical Effectiveness Group (Association of Genitourinary Medicince and the Medical Society for the study of Venereal Diseases). National Guidelines for the management of genital herpes. Sex Transm Infect 1999;75(Suppl 1):S24-S28. 

Patient Information Leaflets

International Herpes Alliance

Genital Herpes: The Facts

Herpes and Relationships: How to Tell

Genital Herpes: What it Means for Partners

Herpes Simplex and Pregnancy

New Zealand Herpes Foundation

Recognizing Genital Herpes
Treatment

American Social Health Association (ASHA) http://www.ashastd.org/herpes/hrc/educate.html

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