Prevalence of IgM and IgG Against Herpes Simplex Virus (HSVI, II) in the serum of abortion women in Diyalaprovince

Abstract

Herpes simplex virus descends from the Herpesviridae family, that includes spherical viruses whose range is 120–200 nm. Herpes simplex viruses are divided into two types: HSV-1 and HSV-2. These viruses produce life-long illnesses and are one of the most frequent viral infections globally. The major cause of genital herpes is the infection with Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV2). It is extremely widespread in human populations in many parts of the world and is the main reason for genital ulcer diseases globally. The probable involvement of HSV2 in promoting HIV transmission is a critical public health concern in poor nations. The research included 90 women whose age range is 19 to 42.38 (42.22%) of the abortion women were from the urban areas, while 52 (57.77%) resided in rural regions. The result for HSV I IgG antibody among abortion women was 83 (92%  out of the 90, while 7(8%) out of 90 were negative.Additionally, out of the 90 samples,1(1%) were positive for HSV I IgM antibody, whereas 89 (99%) were negative. Also, the result for HSV II IgG antibody among females having abortion was 2(2%) out of the 90. Still,88(98%) out of 90 were negative.In addition, of all samples, 1(1%) were positive for HSV II IgM antibody, and89(99%) were negative.