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Jan 1, 1111
Discovery of Herpes
460-370 BCE Herpes is formally recognized by Hippocrates as a "Creeping and Crawling" lesion. -
Jan 1, 1112
Kissing is Banned
14 – 37 Emperor Tiberius Bans Kissing in the empire of Rome to prevent spread of the disease -
Jan 1, 1113
Physician Starts To Iron Sores
14 – 37 Roman Physician Celsus irons the sores to prevent spread. -
Jan 1, 1500
Shakespeare Mentions Herpes
1500 – 1600 Shakespeare mentions herpes in Romeo and Juliet. It is descrivbed as oral sores given by the great fairy "Queen Mab" -
"The Genital Herpes" is published
A book on herpes called “The Genital herpes” is published by French doctors Charles – Paul Diday and Adrien Doyon. -
Viruses are Discovered
Viruses are discovered by Dimitri Ivanski in Russia. -
Herpes is confirmed as a Contagious Skin Disease
French scientist Emile Vidal confirmed that herpes is a contagious skin condition and was transmitted from person to person. -
Herpes & Syphilis are Recognized as Two Different Diseases
German Physician Paul Unna is able to tell herpes apart from syphilis -
Grater Test
Wilhelm Grater is able to develop the Grater Test, an effective method of diagnosing herpes untl the 1940s. Infected host is injected into the cornea of a rabbit and back into the infected host to determine illness. -
Herpes Travels Through Nerves
- Ernest Goodpasture is able to determine that herpes travels through the nerves instead of the blood.
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Herpes Can Be Dormant
Frank Burnet determines that herpes can remain dormant in non-infected areas. -
New Way to Diagnosis
Arnaud Tzanck develops cryto diagnosis, making the Grater test obsolete. -
Acylovir is Developed
The first anti viral drug is developed, Acylovir. 1978
