1.   These events have underscored the importance of using PCR and other techniques that will readily identify herpes B virus infections.

2.   Conditions that could rule out patients include thin corneas, past herpes infections in the eyes, diabetes and unrealistic expectations.

3.   Dr. Monsanto, who later acknowledged that he suspected the baby had a herpes infection, did not treat her with an ointment that could have relieved the condition.

4.   Famciclovir, a drug normally used to treat herpes infections in people, appears to cure the illness in animals.

5.   Herpes infection acquired during pregnancy has long been linked with spontaneous abortion, premature birth, and transmission of the virus to the baby.

6.   Herpes infections flare up.

7.   In an odd way, that experiment led directly to a later attempt to treat brain tumors with ganciclovir, a drug for herpes infections.

8.   The amount of HIV increased about five times during active herpes infections.