What is Genital Herpes?
It is a sexually transmitted disease that produces a painful rash on the genital.

What cause it?
Genital herpes usually comes from the virus called herpes simplex-2 (HSV-2). Its cousin, HSV-1, is what gives you cold sores. You can get HSV-2 from someone whether they have symptoms or not.

Symptoms
° After an incubation period of about a week, the virus produces itching, burning, soreness, and small blisters in the genital area.
° The lymph nodes in the groin may become enlarged and painful.
° Headache
° Fever
° Painful urination

How to Feel Better During an Outbreak
• Wear loose-fitting clothes and cotton underwear.
• Avoid sun or heat that could cause more blisters.
• Take a warm, soothing bath.
• Don't use perfumed soaps or douches near your blisters.

How to treat it?
√ Genital herpes can not be cured, but the earlier it is taken care of, the better. This will prevent or reduce the severity of the disease.
√ Your doctor will probably prescribe Antiviral drugs, such as aciclovir, helps to make the ulcer, that occur as a result of the blisters, less painful.

√ Analgesic and bathing the area with salt solution.

√ Sexual activities should be avoided until the symptoms have disappeared.

√ If a pregnant woman has it, when she is due to give birth, caesarean section will be performed to prevent the baby from being infected.

Once the virus enters the body, it stays there for life. Recurrent attack may be reduced by treatment with aciclovir. The herpes virus may have a role in the development cervical cancer.

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