12 Fact about herpes
What is herpes 1 and herpes 2?
Oral herpes (HSV-1) is a viral disease transmitted through sex, and lives in nerve cells, and lead to cold sores or fever blisters or near the mouth.
Genital herpes (HSV-2) is also a viral disease transmitted through sex, and lead to ulcers or sores on the genitals and anus or upper thighs.
Facts you should know about herpes
1. herpes 1 and 2 can exercise their move during vaginal sex, anal or oral.
2- HSV-2 can be transmitted from the fluids of infected body, including semen, vaginal fluid, saliva or lesions of herpes, sores or liquid blister (bubbles in the skin), and can be transmitted genital herpes during oral sex with someone who has oral herpes .
3. Oral herpes is transmitted mostly through kissing or sharing drinks or utensils, but can also be transmitted from an infected partner genital herpes during oral sex.
4. Genital herpes can be very dangerous to the baby during delivery, and often perform a cesarean section to avoid transmission.
5. herpes can be transmitted even when no signs or symptoms, and occurs when dropping the cells that contain the active virus or scatter off of the skin (known as scattering), where one-third to half of all cases of scattering does not show any symptoms.
6. If the symptoms appeared, they are often worse during the first ones in the incidence of recurrent infection.
7. Both strains may not be curable, but treatment options available to help reduce the severity of symptoms and shorten the duration of illness.
8. individual can become infected in both herpes 1 and herpes 2, in fact, nearly 50% of new cases of genital herpes in the United States are caused by oral herpes infections.
9. Test IgM (IgG): (Western blot blot or immunohistochemistry) is the best option for accurately diagnose herpes simplex virus 1 and 2.
10. 1 or 2 herpes virus stays asleep in nerve cells, and periodically cause outbreaks in some times you can not predict.
11. condom use is important, but may not always prevent the transmission of herpes where it may not cover all the infected area.
12. touching herpes sores, or fluid from sores, may lead to the transfer of herpes to another part of the body, such as the eyes.
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