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Your FREE Herpes Survival GuideA FREE 22 PAGE HERPES SURVIVAL GUIDE which you can download here explains the effects of stress on your body, and also how you can easily boost your system, thereby increasing your immunity to infection and disease. The FREE Herpes Survival Guide, will empower you with knowledge to aid you in your battle against Herpes Simplex.
HERPES - What is it?Herpes is a very common viral infection throughout the world, it can be caused by either strain of Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV), designated HSV-1 and HSV-2. The HSVs, although commonly associated with Oral and Genital Herpes, are responsible for various clinical manifestations, including: cutaneous infections ( whitlow, herpes gladatorlum); ocular infections, neonatal herpes, herpes encephalitis, disseminated infection and erythema multiform. Of these various manifestations, Oral Herpes and Genital Herpes are, by far, the two most common disease expressions caused by these viruses. Genital herpes is spread easily. The virus from contact with an infected person can enter your body through a break in your skin or through the skin of your mouth, penis or vagina, urinary tract opening, cervix or anus. Herpes is most easily spread when blisters or sores can be seen on the infected person. But it can be spread at any time, even when there aren't any symptoms. Genital herpes is usually spread from one person to another by having sex, including oral sex. Herpes can also be spread from one place on your body to another, such as from your genitals to your fingers, then to your eyes or to other parts of your body. Herpes can also be spread from a mother to her baby when she gives birth. What to do if you think you have herpesSee your doctor as soon as you think you may have herpes. Herpes is easier to diagnose when there are sores. You can start treatment sooner and perhaps have less pain with the infection. The primary stages of genital herpesThis stage usually starts 2 to 8 days after you're infected. Usually, the infection causes groups of small, painful blisters. The fluid in the blisters may be clear or cloudy. The area under the blisters will be red. The blisters break open so easily that they quickly become open sores. You may not ever notice the blisters. Besides having tender blisters or sores in your genital area, it may hurt to urinate. You may run a fever and have other flu-like symptoms. While most people have a painful primary stage of infection, some don't have any symptoms at all, and may not even know they're infected.
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