subject: What To Expect After Contracting The Herpes Virus ? [print this page] It is a fact from the fact that from the age of 50 years, 80-90% of people were infected with HSV-1, commonly called cold sores. HSV-2, or genital herpes, and a touch of six people in the United States. Both viruses do not leave the body, and remain throughout the life of the person in the latent (dormant) state so that players of various causes cold sores or fever blisters familiar to her back. Like many people is susceptible to either of these viruses in their lives, what are the symptoms, and when will they take place after the initial infection?
Oral herpes
HSV-1 creates painful sores around the lips and mouth areas at home and abroad and tongue and gums. Can spread the virus to children through contact with infected adults through cuts, scratches or cuts in the skin and mucous membranes. For children and adults should not be signs of the virus (herpes labialis) to contract with HSV-1, except that they come into contact with broken skin on the child. Adolescents and adults have contracted the virus, usually by direct contact with the skin infection through kissing or sexual contact.
There are three stages of the infection known as primary infection, latency and repetition. At the initial stage of infection, the virus enters the body, and reproduce, and cause symptoms clearly seen as wounds or sores. After wound healing, the virus is transmitted to the latency period. Here, he sleeps in the central nervous system for an indefinite period of time. Then, due to stimuli such as stress or physical, the virus becomes active in the stage of "repetition" and cause mouth ulcers and fever again (although usually not as severe as the first infection).
The interval between contact of the virus and the onset of symptoms in the oral herpes is usually 2-12 days. For most people, the average for four days. A symptom of the disease (herpes labialis) lasts two to three weeks. Had fever, muscle fatigue, pain and sores, irritation and sores all over the place. He points out that repetition is about to occur usually begin with tingling and itching in the affected area, followed by cold sores or fever blisters. These sores contain the virus is active and may seem a small lesion gray or yellow on a red background. After a few days, the blisters appear and dried with scars. Finally, try to apostasy, and a single red mark will remain until the infection is completely finished. Fortunately, blisters leave no scars. These symptoms usually begin several weeks. Pain can cause damage that can affect eating and drinking. May extend the wound around the mouth and chin and neck. Can be infected and bleeding gums. Neck lymph nodes may also be due to a painful swelling.
Genital herpes
HSV-2 diseases that are transmitted through sexual contact, which creates blisters on the skin around the genital and anal area. In many cases, this type of virus can not cause symptoms, so people do not realize they were infected. Or symptoms are so mild that the person will make mistakes and blisters to insect bites or other skin diseases. And some people do not have "the first episode," even years after initial infection. Just as is the case with the HSV-1, the virus remains dormant in the central nervous system, to become active through different stimuli. However, HSV-2 patients tend to experience more widespread in the life of the HSV-1 vector.
And people who have been affected by genital herpes have discomfort, even if they can not find external symptoms. Generally, they feel pain and itching around the genitals, then after a few days, the sores can appear. Can vary the signs and symptoms 2-20 days of incubation. In men, and genital herpes are usually on the penis. For women, herpes sores may be visible around the vagina, but the wounds of the most common form inside the vagina causing the discharge. Each of the men and women suffer other signs such as headache, fever, muscle aches, and painful urination.
If you are concerned, you can contact one of the herpes simplex virus, it is important to check with your doctor to ensure the case. Although the contract once the virus can not be removed from the body, the doctor can help you find treatments to help you live with the symptoms and avoid transfer to others.
