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| Genital Herpes |
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| Genital Herpes are clusters of painful blisters on the
genitals. |
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| Symptoms |
Symptoms usually appear between 2-20 days after contact
with an infectious person. The symptoms are clusters of painful blisters on the
genitals. After a few days they burst, leaving small ulcers.
In men,
the blisters usually appear on the penis, but can also be in the urethra.
In women the blisters usually appear on the labia and can appear in the
cervix.
First outbreaks can be accompanied by fever, headache, and
muscle soreness. Other symptoms are painful urination discharge from the vagina
or the urethra.
The symptoms usually disappear within a couple of
weeks. And the person may never have another occurrence or the virus can lay
dormant in the person's body. Some people may have the virus and never
experience the symptoms, but can transmit it to other people. |
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| Treatment |
| There is no medical cure, at this time for herpes, but
your doctor can prescribe a drug called acyclovir, which reduces the pain and
the outbreaks. |
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| Transmission |
| The most common form of transmission is through sexual
intercourse and oral sex. |
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| Testing |
If you have the symptoms go to the doctor and he will
take a sample of the sores and test to see if you have herpes.
Herpes
is a virus that multiplies when it gets into the cells of the skin. The skin
becomes red and irritable and afterwards the blisters begin to appear. Then the
blisters open and heal forming new skin. In the first outbreak the area is
usually painful and may itch and burn. Flu like symptoms are also
common. |
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