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Cold Sores from Herpes

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Herpes not only causes sores that can be hidden in the safety of one’s underwear. It also causes cold sores, which appear on one’s mug, in plain view of the world.
Also known as fever blisters, these sores are tiny and fluid-filled, often found around the mouth, nose, cheeks and chin. They are caused by the herpes simplex type I virus (HSV-1), which affects the oral area more than HSV-2, which targets the genitals. Other times, HSV-1 can read more…

Preventing Herpes

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Sex need not be an unhealthy activity. With proper caution and prudence, you can enjoy it even as you resist falling to STDs or STIs, especially AIDS and its terrifying runner-up, herpes. If you want to avoid herpes, have only one sex partner. Stay in a long-term monogamous relationship, one in which you are certain of your partner’s fidelity. It is just as important that you and your partner are routinely checked for herpes or any read more…

Epidemiology of Herpes Virus

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Alternative names for herpes virus are fever blisters, cold sores, HSV-1 and HSV-2. Once a person is infected with herpes it is life-long but latency will set up. Meaning after the primary outbreak of symptoms, secondary outbreaks will reoccur but are much milder than the primary outbreak. The virus is usually found in the lesions or papules on the skin but it can also be present in bodily fluids like vaginal secretions and saliva.
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Home Remedies for Genital Herpes

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Genital herpes is probably one of the worst kinds of infection a person can ever have. The virus that causes genital herpes is HSV-2 and it can be transmitted sexually, through body contact or through the sharing of bodily fluids such as saliva and other secretions. Everybody is probably asking. “Is genital herpes contagious?” The answer is definitely yes.
Although there is no known cure for herpes virus, there are various treatments available in the market that can read more…

Symptoms of Genital Herpes

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The scariest thing that a person could experience in their whole lives would be to carry a disease and suffer from it all their lives. The worst would be getting infected with herpes virus. Once a person becomes infected with herpes, they can remain infected for life. There is still no known cure for herpes and the infection may reoccur constantly without proper treatment.
Herpes virus affects the human body and the infection would break mostly on the read more…