Most people have heard of genital herpes, which causes blistering in the genital areas after intimate contact with an infected person. But, were you aware of the fact that herpes can also affect your eyes? Even more amazing is the fact that nearly half a million cases of ocular herpes are reported in theUnited Statesevery [...]
A Herpes diagnosis can be very scary for a person to receive from their doctor. Mostly because one rather nasty version attacks the genital area and is a long lasting sexually transmitted disease (STD) that you can never get rid of. Thankfully, the more common varieties of herpes (which most people suffer from) only affects [...]
The herpes simplex I virus is best known for the annoying cold sores and blisters it causes on and around the lips and mouth. While these symptoms can be painful, they usually are not debilitating. When the virus makes its way to the inside of the mouth, however, the painful consequences can begin to affect [...]
Herpes is most known as a sexually transmitted disease (STD) that attacks the genital area, causing outbreaks of oozing blisters and sores. What many people do not know is that the herpes simplex virus is very common and can also affect the face, including the lips, mouth, tongue and even eyes. Herpes simplex is a [...]
If you are experiencing a constant itch in your genital area, you may be wondering if herpes could be to blame. In the vast majority of cases, a temporary itch in the private areas of the body is not caused by herpes, but rather another type of infection including fungus. If, however, the itchiness being [...]
One of the most misunderstood conditions out there seems to be herpes. Maybe it is the fact that it is a disease no one likes to talk about because of its link with sexually transmitted diseases, also known as STD’s, or maybe it is simply because the herpes simplex virus I is so common, but [...]
Once you have been exposed and infected with genital herpes you may have symptoms of the disease within just a few days. However there are those who get the disease and may never be aware that they have been infected as the signs and symptoms of the disease are very individual. These symptoms can run [...]
Finding out about the optimum diet to help you control herpes only makes sense. Nutrition can play a big role in our health at any time. Eating the right or healthy things for our body can help us manage stress and feel good enough to be active. The wrong things can bog us down and [...]
Neither genital nor oral herpes have a cure. They are treatable and there is research being done to provide more treatment options for herpes, and to find a cure for these two types of viral infections. Herpes infections are hard to treat and do research on for a cure, because the virus hides in nerve [...]
Herpes Simplex Type 1 and 2 are incurable viral infections which cycle through resting periods where there are no signs or symptoms of the disease, and flare-ups or outbreaks. Since there is no cure and you can be affected with outbreaks for the rest of your life, managing the outbreaks becomes a lifestyle if you want [...]
Currently there is no cure for genital herpes. Treatment goals for this viral disease are to provide relief from the symptoms, which can include painful sores, and to shorten the ten to fifteen days it typically takes for an outbreak to heal. A secondary treatment goal would be to lengthen the time between outbreaks or [...]
