Cold sores, also known as oral herpes, can pass through sexual contact. However, they are not technically a sexually transmitted infection (STI), as people most often acquire cold sores through ...

A once-rare flesh-eating sexually transmitted disease that causes "beefy red" ulcers is spreading across the UK, according to a report Friday. Cases of donovanosis — which causes thick sores that ...

Genital herpes is a common and incurable sexually transmitted disease (STD). It’s so prevalent in the United States that about 1 in 6 people ages 14 to 49 have it. More American women than men have ...

Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) most commonly causes cold sores while HSV-2 is associated with genital herpes. But, it’s also possible to contract an HSV-2 infection in the mouth from sex without ...

Cold sores are common infections in children. They’re also called fever blisters, oral herpes, or herpes labialis. Despite their name, cold sores don’t have anything to do with colds. Cold sores are ...

A flesh-eating sexually transmitted infection that causes "beefy red" ulcers is becoming more prevalent in the United Kingdom, a new report out Friday revealed. According to the Center for Disease ...

In a case that has left the medical community stunned, a baby boy lived for less than 24 hours after a 'silent' herpes infection, which his mother never knew she had, ravaged his body in the womb. The ...

Sexually transmitted diseases are more common than many people realize, and more often than not, they go undetected. While regular testing is essential, even doctor visits don’t always guarantee early ...

Donovanosis, a sexually transmitted disease that cause genital ulcers, has been spreading through the United Kingdom. SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY via AP Images A once-rare flesh-eating sexually transmitted ...