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 [...]
There are several strains of herpes viruses, with two forms of the herpes simplex virus. Herpes Simplex types 1 and 2 can both cause cold sore type symptoms around the mouth and genitals. The type 1 virus is commonly called oral herpes, and type 2 is typically referred to as genital herpes. These types of [...]
Herpes simplex in children is common, although many people do not realize that it is that common. Herpes simplex is also known as herpes, HSV, HSV 1 and HSV 2 (With these last two being different types of the same virus.)Herpes infections are very common and are one of the most common viral infections during [...]
Understanding the difference between the herpes simplex virus type 1 and the herpes simplex virus type 2 is important if you have this condition or know someone that does.The virus is broken down into these two types, which are very similar to each other. HSV 1 is more commonly known as Oral herpes. HSV 2 [...]
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 [...]