Genital herpes is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). A sexually disease is a disease that is obtained by having sex with someone who has the disease. Genital herpes is usually caused by herpes simplex type 2 caused (called HSV-2). The disease is usually transmitted by sexual contact, the virus passes from an infected person through the skin, vagina, penis or anus. Once infected, the virus remains in the body for life. You can transmit herpes to another person if you have sex if herpes virus is active. HSV remains in certain nerve cells in the body forever, and may worsen symptoms occasionally occur in infected individuals.
Genital herpes is spread by direct contact. Therefore, infection with genital herpes remains in the region if they come from elsewhere, transmitted by direct contact or skin to skin transfer. Herpes can be detected not only in their own elsewhere in the body. Since herpes is spread by direct contact, it is important to avoid contact with infected areas. When a herpes infection is not localized, it may cause further complications. Herpes is equally common among men and women.
HSV-1 can cause genital herpes, but more commonly causes infections of the mouth and
lips so-called "cold sores". HSV-1 genital infections can be caused by oral-genital or genital genital sex with someone who has HSV-1. Genital HSV-1 outbreaks less regularly than genital HSV-repeat 2nd
Most people who have been infected with HSV-2 have no symptoms of the disease or do not recognize their symptoms. Only about one third of people who are initially infected with HSV-2 symptoms. These symptoms are fever, headache, genital pain, discharge from genitals, and blisters. Even if you do not have genital herpes symptoms can through blood tests for antibodies to HSV-2 can be diagnosed. When symptoms occur, they are usually one or more blisters on or around the genitals or rectum. The blisters break, leaving ulcers tender (wounds), two to four weeks to heal the first time they occur.
Typically, after a new outbreak for weeks or months after the first glance, but almost always less severe and shorter than the first episode. Although the infection can remain in the body indefinitely, the number of outbreaks tends to fall into a period of several years. Once the virus infects the skin, or membranes around the genitals to the central nervous system, where it remains for life. The virus can "wake up" or reactivate due to a recurrence of the disease. If reactivation occurs, the virus travels along the cutaneous nerves. It can cause blisters, genital itching, pain, burning, tingling, or redness, but usually only makes copies of itself, without symptoms.
Technorati Tag: female genital herpes
