Posted by admin | Posted in Information On Herps | Posted on 22-07-2010
by Homann Goez
Do you know what simplex-herpes is? Are you aware of the symptoms of herpes? Do you know how to treat the symptoms of herpes? Well, if answer to all of the above questions is ‘no’ and you want to gather information and answer of all these questions, this article may prove to be useful for you. Have a glance upon the symptoms, prevention and treatment of simplex herpes.
Virus that causes genital herpes is common. According to an estimate, one out of every five of the adult and adolescent population is infected with simplex herpes virus. Two types of simplex herpes viruses are responsible for the spread of disease. Genital herpes is most commonly caused by herpes simplex virus also called HSV type 2. It gets readily transmitted from someone with whom you had any sexual contact who is already infected with genital HSV – 2 infections. This type of infection often results in sores that pain on the genitals in both women and men. This virus generally let the cold sores to accompany mouth and is also called ‘fever blisters’.
Herpes simplex virus type 1 can spread with the infected person’s saliva. This type of virus can result genital herpes as a result of oral genital sexual contact with the person who is suffering from oral HSV infection.
Symptoms of herpes vary from person to person. Many people will not experience any symptom even when they are suffering from herpes while some other show red rashy blisters as a result of this disease. This disease starts showing symptoms after two to twenty days when the person is exposed to the disease. These symptoms may continue for some weeks.
The most common and dangerous symptom of herpes is the out break of painful blisters that itch and are filled with fluid particularly around the sexual organs. In case of oral herpes, these symptoms are seen near lips. Symptoms are very much similar to that of flu like muscle aches, fever, fatigue and headache. These blisters generally gat disappear even without treatment but virus still remains in the body.
5 to 8 outbreaks per year are generally experienced by the people who keep on decreasing as time proceeds. Oral herpes recur monthly or one to two times a year.
This disease doesn’t have a reliable treatment as the medication attacks the virus which lies dormant in the nerve cells and attacking the virus will indirectly mean damaging the nerve cells. Alternatively, one can go for some acute treatment to get some relief.
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