On the lips, around the mouth, nose, on the face, chin, cheeks, around the ear, on the eyelids or in the genital area (but it can also be on any part of the body), bubbles with clear contents erupt acutely. Before the blisters break out, the patient feels skin tension in those places. Soon the contents of the blisters become cloudy, they burst, dry up and turn into scabs, which fall off after ten days. There are some irritating factors that can provoke an outbreak of herpes in certain situations. These are diseases accompanied by high temperature, intense sunbathing or ultraviolet radiation, infections of the respiratory system, severe cold, digestive disorders, walks in windy weather, emotional stress, eating certain foods, mental tension, greater physical exertion, menstruation, etc.
After an attack of herpes passes, the virus can remain in the nerve endings and after some time can be activated again and cause the disease again.
Not exactly harmless...
From what you've read so far, you might think that herpes is a harmless disease. However, this is not so. The placement of herpes in the genital area is particularly unpleasant. In men, it occurs on the penis and in the urethra, and in women, on the labia majora, in the vagina, and on the cervix. Genital herpes accounts for 10 to 15 percent of all cases of sexually transmitted diseases.
Genital herpes during pregnancy is extremely dangerous. A third of such pregnant women will miscarry, a third to half of the newborns who pass through the infected birth canal will die, and half of those who survive will have brain damage. If you have had genital herpes, tell your gynecologist about it. In addition, it is known that women who have had genital herpes have a five to eight higher risk of getting cervical cancer.
For such women, it is recommended to have a vaginal smear examination at least once a year. If either partner has genital herpes, it would be reasonable and fair to use a condom during intercourse.
Much less often, but no less dangerous, the herpes virus can cause infections of the eyes, brain, mucous membranes of the mouth, skin eczema and rare but serious infections in children.
Waiting for an effective cure
Unfortunately, no one has been able to find a real effective medicine that would overcome the herpes virus. In milder and moderately severe forms, the most important thing is to prevent bacterial infection, and that means keeping the site of the disease clean and dry.
In many places in the world, intensive tests and research are underway to find ways to control these diseases and dangerous viruses.
Antibiotic ointments combined with corticosteroids or zinc ointment can be used. A special vaccine is also available.
In many places in the world, intensive tests and research are underway to find a way to control these diseases and dangerous viruses. So far, the achieved results are only promising.
symptoms
Symptoms of infection vary during three stages:
• initial stage or primary infection; • latent stage; • stage of infection return (recurrence). The most common symptoms are: • skin rash or itchy change • burning or itching sensation before symptoms appear • mouth sores • genital changes (male and female) • blisters • mild fever • enlarged lymph nodes in the neck or groin Additional symptoms that can be associated with the disease: • vaginal discharge; • sore throat
Complications
Herpes virus infection can be very dangerous for people with a weakened immune system (patients with ADS, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, corticosteroid therapy, etc.). In these patients, the virus can affect any organ, including:
• eye (herpetic keratitis); • permanent infection of the mucous membrane of the nose, mouth and throat; • esophagus (herpetic esophagitis); • liver (herpetic hepatitis); • brain (encephalitis)
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