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Sexually transmitted diseases: What is genital herpes?
Genital herpes is a sexually conveyed illness by a virus called herpes simplex (HSV).
Herpes infections in the genital area are conveyed through vaginal, oral, or anal sex, particularly from unsafe sex when infectious skin touches the vaginal, oral, or anal area. From time to time, it can lead to sores in the mouth, and can be spread in turn by secrements of the saliva. Because the virus does not live beyond the boundary of the body for long, you cannot catch genital herpes from an object, such as a lavatory seat. Today, Dr A. Chakravarthy – President of International Association of Sexual Medicine, helps us understand genital herpes in detail.
Types of genital herpes: There are two types of the herpes virus that give rise to genital herpes – HSV-1 and HSV-2. Most types of genital herpes are caused by HSV-2. But a person affected with HSV-1 (the type of virus that induces cold sores around the mouth) can carry the virus through oral sex to another person’s genital organ.
Symptoms of genital herpes: Genital herpes, as a disease, is particularly hard to perceive because of the way its evidences show up. As a result of this trouble, most people with the illness are not even attentive to of the information that they have it. Typically, genital herpes indicates itself in the form of eruptions of blebs near the genital organ or in the terminal section of the alimentary canal (rectum). These blebs break leaving behind sore ulcers which also cure after a time period of two to four weeks.
Succeeding this undesirable condition, there may be more eruptions at a deadlier stage (outbreaks). However, these blisters are usually less dangerous and do not endure as long. The whole venereal area may seem very sore or painful, and the person may have influenza symptoms including fever, vexation, and swollen lymph nodes. A common feature of genital herpes is that it makes the affected person much more hypersensitive to the risks of catching HIV.
Tests and diagnosis of genital herpes: Doctors in most cases determine genital herpes based on a physical examination and the outcomes of certain lab tests: Blood Examination. Blood exams can detect antibodies that are made by the immune system to strongly resist a herpes infection. On certain occasions antibody tests are done but these are not as precise at determining the reason of a particular sore or ulcer as a viral culture . Antibody exams cannot distinguish the change between a present-day active herpes infection and a herpes infection that happened in the past. Because antibodies take time to originate after the first incident, an antibody test will be negative if you have just lately been infected.
Viral culture: Fresh sore fluid or cells are taken with a cotton swab and put in a culture cup. A viral culture is the most effective way of determining a genital herpes infection. But the viral culturing often fails to detect the virus even when it exists (false or negative results).
Treatment for genital herpes: Presently, there is no remedy for genital herpes, but antiviral medicines like Acyclovir can be given to control outbreaks and sort out the sores. Doctors will also advise you on how to prevent the sores and keep them clean and dry and prescribe other ways to alleviate the irritation when the virus re-emerges.
Prevention of genital herpes: The only successful method to avoid genital herpes is abstinence. Sexually active teenagers and adults must always use a condom whether the nature of the sex is vaginal, oral or anal.
Avoid sex with a partner who has herpes outbreaks – even with contraceptive devices – until all sores are cured. Herpes can be sexually contagious even if a partner has no infections or other signs and evidences of an outbreak. Finally, one way to decrease this health hazard is to take antiviral medication even when no sores exist if you know you have genital herpes.
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Umupandapwiti
January 23, 2012 at 4:00 pm
Mwe Bantu we need comment here. Kano chuku chuku ninshi ni 100 comments .
SEGULA GIGO!!!!
January 23, 2012 at 4:19 pm
Herpes ta iliko bad not even condoms can help crazy@!!!
OKONKWO
January 23, 2012 at 5:29 pm
Its had 2 tell wen 1 hs it, coz we dnt check if da pussy is clean, all we do is normaly 2 insert.so da safest way is jst 2 protct our bazukas.
Him
January 23, 2012 at 8:19 pm
This is true coz I have it. I got it frm my girlfrend bt I can’t leav her bcoz of tht so we just keep abstening.
Doyo
January 23, 2012 at 8:21 pm
Those having it should carry a disclaimer before pipo shag
tevancs
January 23, 2012 at 9:06 pm
Hmmmmmmm ok b@ sef sex is wasap!
MICK
January 24, 2012 at 9:31 am
my busband has it and i dont know wether it was umumbo or not. He infected me when he new he had such a virus herps. I kept myself clean when i was growing up and here iam with the herps it hurts me.How i have survived the HIV virus i dont know only God knows it coz he has the HIV virus too.Ihave made it a point without a condom no sex in our home.I dont even care if he went and find a girlfriend for himself.It painful to be infected .
bbbb
January 24, 2012 at 11:44 am
MICK SORRY
nande ninde
January 24, 2012 at 12:12 pm
you can never be too careful..!the best thing is to stay away,besides no one wants to be screened for such nowadays for fear of the unknown,even when its for our own good in the long run.absternance che…!
Patrick Bwalya
January 24, 2012 at 2:37 pm
It is appointed for man to be born and then to die. Before you were born your type of death was already pre-determined. Others will die of herpes, others, AIDS, others gun shots others RTA etc. When your time to die is up, it’s up! You cannot be clever! There is no such thing as cheating death. Death cannot be postponed, it’s just that it wasn’t your time. So let’s stop this shit of scaring people to death about uncurable this and uncurable that. Let people live their lives. A friend of mine was so scared of catching AIDS that he abstained like a Buddhist Monk. He wanted to finish his degree have kids and a family. He died three weeks ago in RTA, age 23. Another friend of mine has been living positively with the virus for 11 years and is still very health, age 27.
Phebby Chiwama SA
January 24, 2012 at 3:04 pm
too bad mick
Phebby Chiwama SA
January 24, 2012 at 3:08 pm
In most cases men are the ones who infects women cause even my husband K.C he has never liked using a condom even before we got married i think he does the same kuma girlfriend bapambali.
stylish
January 24, 2012 at 4:31 pm
How does one use a condom when performing oral sex?
more money in our pockets
January 24, 2012 at 11:15 pm
stylish, naine ndepapa !condom mu kanwa
sanaplax|maldigola
February 2, 2012 at 7:26 pm
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knobkerie
June 6, 2012 at 2:37 pm
Bushe these pipo who love sex without protection,haven’t they ever heard of Durex real feel condoms? There just the same as live sex bane.Anyway,I guess they say pipo perish due to lack of infomation.
Asaph
February 3, 2013 at 8:03 am
Be careful guys coz its nt things!