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Herpes: Genital Herpes
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Herpes is the most common virus in the United States, affecting more than 20 million people. This disease is both highly contagious and incurable. There are two herpes simplex viruses: Type 1 (hsv-1) and Type 2 (hsv-2). The symptoms of Type 1 are cold sores in the area of the lips. The symptoms of Type 2 are sores in area of the genitals. Either may be spread by kissing or by sexual contact, including oral sex.
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Herpes viruses are spread through physical contact with the affected area of the skin, most usually during an outbreak when sores are present. Sometimes the virus can spread through physical contact with the infected area even when sores are present and there is no break in the skin. You must take precautions to prevent the spread of the disease. For genital herpes, male condoms offer good protection, only if the infected area on the male is covered or contact with the infected area on the female is prevented. Female condoms may offer better protection as they cover a larger area. Protection is lost if a condom slips or breaks and contact is made with the infected.
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Herpes affects about 80 million people in the United States alone. The biggest variety of the disease is genital herpees, which is usually shared between sexual partners. However, herpes can be spread by touching and kissing as well. All that is needed is brief skin-to-skin contact. Genital herpes is not only painful, but can cause emotional pain to those affected. Feelings of low self-esteem, isolation, shame, regret, embarrassment, and undesirability are common, and society's reaction to any sexually transmitted disease (STD) is often harsh.
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Herpes spreads by direct contact, usually when the infected person is experiencing an outbreak of blisters. People can sometimes spread herpes even if they have no symptoms. Herpes can ... be spread through oral sex if one partner has a herpes sore on the mouth or the genitals. The first outbreak is usually the most extensive and painful, and can last from five days to three weeks.
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Herpes can be treated but not cured. Symptoms appear briefly and then disappear; the disease lies dormant in nerve cells, but it may be reactivated by stress or illness. It is believed to be more contagious during active periods when blisters are present... it can be transmitted person-to-person without active lesions. Persons taking drugs that suppress the body's immune system (for example, cancer or organ transplant patients) are at a higher risk of contracting herpes because their bodies are in a weakened state. There is also some evidence that links genital herpes with a higher rate of cancer of the cervix in women. There are some serious complications of herpes simplex:
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Herpes, whether genital herpes or cold sores (... known as fever blisters) are caused by an infection with the herpes simplex virus. Unfortunately, they are a common condition. Genital herpes, for example, affects more than one in five adolescents and adults. Cold sores generally occur outside the mouth on the lips, chin, or cheeks. With genital herpes, tender ulcers will generally appear around the genitals or rectum. The herpes virus can be spread by direct contact with the sore or indirect contact through sharing items such as utensils, towels, or drinks.
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