Herpes on the genitals - a very unpleasant disease, which in our time, unfortunately, occurs quite often. It can occur in both men and women. It is quite easy to infect them: it usually happens during sexual intercourse. And it is almost impossible to determine whether your partner is ill or not. You can get infected from a person who does not have any symptoms at all.
Signs of genital herpes
Symptoms of genital herpes in women are usually as follows: the affected area swells noticeably, pain and burning sensation. You may have a headache, a fever. Some feel a strong malaise during the incubation period of the disease. Herpes appears gradually, usually one week after infection.
Appearance of herpes non-genitalia
Outwardly it looks like small bubbles filled with liquid. They itch, but it is strictly forbidden to touch herpes with hands. The vesicles will burst themselves. This is a very painful process. On the site of the bursting of vesicles there are ulcers that slowly heal (about two weeks). If the vesicles completely covered the genitals, then urination will also be painful. At the women infected by a genital herpes, unpleasant allocation are observed.
Genital herpes can occur not only in adults, but also in newborns. In this case, the mother of the child will be the source of the disease. The fetus can become infected before it is born. Since babies have almost no immunity, the disease can cause very serious complications up to a fatal outcome. In order to reduce the risk of herpes , diagnose pregnant women for their presence of a virus. Treatment of the disease is long. In general, strong antiviral drugs are used, but even this does not guarantee a complete cure.