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 [...]
Most people know that genital herpes is a sexually transmitted disease. But, did you also know that there are several versions of herpes and not all of them are considered true STD’s? There are three main kinds of the herpes virus: Herpes simplex virus type one which is abbreviated as HSV-1. It is the most [...]
Living with herpes means managing your stress, anxiety, fatigue, all while strengthening your immune system so you can manage the virus. Knowledge is key. The more you know about herpes, the more you can lesson its effects on your life. You want to know how you might control herpes outbreaks or flare ups, keep the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]