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What Is Genital Herpes?
Genital herpes is a contagious disease caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV). Once infected, the herpes virus remains in the body permanently and can continuously recur.
Route of Herpes Infection
Transmitted Through
Direct Skin Contact
Herpes is transmitted through direct skin-to-skin contact. When the skin of an infected person comes into contact with the mucous membranes of another person, transmission occurs. Since the virus generally cannot penetrate normal skin easily, it is primarily transmitted through the oral mucosa or the mucous membranes of the urethra and genitals.
Type 1 mainly causes blisters around the lips, and Type 2 mainly causes blisters around the genitals and anus. However, due to the increasing prevalence of oral sex, Type 2 infections around the lips and Type 1 infections around the genitals have been increasing.
Symptoms of Herpes
It is a recurrent chronic disease with an average incubation period of approximately 6 days (1–26 days).
About two-thirds of herpes carriers are unaware that they are infected and unknowingly transmit the virus to others, because symptoms are very mild or nearly absent in most patients. The characteristic lesion progression involves vesicular clusters on an erythematous base, progressing through pustules and ulcers, and finally to crust formation.
Diagnosis of Herpes
If blister-like lesions are present on the genitals, a viral extraction test is performed using the fluid from these blisters. This test can be performed regardless of the incubation period, and other skin lesions that may resemble herpes — such as syphilis and chancroid — can also be tested simultaneously. If no blisters are present, herpes antibodies can be detected through a blood test.
Treatment of Herpes
Oral antiviral medications are more effective than topical antiviral ointments.
As with other viral diseases, there is currently no cure that can completely eliminate herpes. When lesions are present, taking oral antiviral medication is most effective, and oral antivirals are more effective than topical antiviral ointments. Care should be taken to prevent recurrence, and if recurrence is suspected, antiviral medication should be taken as soon as possible. To prevent transmission, abstinence is required during periods when lesions are present, and sexual contact must be avoided until the lesions have fully re-epithelialized and completely disappeared.
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Registration
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Consultation
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Examination
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Treatment
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