Things You Need To Know About Herpes Symptoms

A lot of people are still unaware of the complete herpes symptoms, if a test is not conducted it can be very difficult to really identify this disease as many STDs and various other illnesses have similar symptoms of herpes.

The first herpes symptoms are usually blisters, itching, cold sores, headache, fatigue, swollen lymph node and feverish conditions which become noticeable within 3 to 21 days of infection. This virus is contracted through kiss, body contact and intercourse with an infected person. This disease affects both male and female on the mouth or genital and it is called oral herpes and genital herpes respectively. Genital herpes symptoms include painful urination, discharge from the genital and the various symptoms mentioned earlier. Severe case of this condition can bring about meningitis, brain damage and death eventually.

This disease is actively present in the body fluid of human such as saliva, semen and vagina fluid. Whenever someone who is not infected comes into contact with any of this fluid, he or she can easily contract the disease. Herpes virus can survive in the body system for a lifetime. The infected person often begin exhibiting the signs of this virus within the first month of contact, however, the virus goes into an inactive state and remain harmless for a while. During this period, the infected person will have some relieve as the commonly experience outbreak will reduce to about 6 times a year. However, that does not mean the disease cannot be transmitted.

Once you notice the symptoms of herpes it is advisable you go for a medical test to confirm it.

Infected person should avoid kissing little babies as this can be very dangerous to their health since their body defense system is not strong.

There are drugs and herbal treatment available that one can use to combat this epidemic. Be careful some drugs claim to cure this virus but it’s not true. However, there are several anti-viral drugs that help to keep herpes symptoms under control. Pharmaceutical giants are fighting hard to come up with a lasting solution to the herpes simplex virus.