Herpes virus can be spread easily than other STDs.
Herpes, once exposed to your skin from a skin of an infected person will have a high possibility of transmission and can take just about 20 days before the initial outbreak occurs.
About 60% of the newly infected will disregard and misdiagnose the initial outbreak.
Most would refer to it as insect bites or any other skin condition and disregarding it until the symptoms are gone.
Two strains of herpes simplex virus is known to everyone; the herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) and the herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2).
Hsv-1 is labelled responsible for herpes found in the mouth or commonly referred to as oral herpes or cold sores.
On the other hand HSV-2 is duly made responsible for genital herpes or the sores found in the genital area of the infected person.
But both can infect interchangeably for oral or genital but in a much less likely to occur.
For men, the initial outbreak can last up to two weeks while in women, it can take three weeks.
Women are more likely to not notice the symptoms of chlamydia, the sores and blisters near the vagina can be commonly mistaken for boils and is self treated by most women, hence making themselves undiagnosed and untreated for chlamydia and thus prone to complications.
Complicated cases in chlamydia for women would be pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) or cervicitis (inflammation of the cervix).
Development of lesions on the vulva, urethra, thighs, anus, and buttocks is likely to occur to which can all lead down to the worst case scenario of infertility.
Herpes signs are most commonly seen as red sores or blisters appearing in the genital area but can also come different for women where blisters can grow inside the vagina.
Other manifestation of the disease may include pain in the muscle, pain in the lower back, swollen lymph nodes, and headaches.
80 percent of all people after experiencing the initial outbreak or sores from herpes will go on to experience recurrent outbreaks in the future.
Unlike the first outbreak, the recurrent outbreak are less severe and has shorter time manifestation, but nevertheless can still cause discomfort and can increase the likelihood of transmitting the infection.
Warning symptoms, as they name it, can be felt when a recurrent outbreak is about to happen.
Individuals will experience discomfort and pain in the area where the sores develop and during this time, the individual is highly contagious even if the herpes blisters are not visible.
Herpes can be prevented and can be treated, with enough knowledge and information, you can make yourself ready able to avoid herpes or other STD infection in the future.
But nevertheless it is best to submit yourself to regular checkups and tests for STD especially herpes in private clinics or centers as this can be very silent and can be commonly undetected.
The early detection of the disease will save you from the damage it may cause if it is not treated or managed properly by health care professionals.
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