Herpes Case Study

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What do I need to know about Genital herpes in women?
• Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted disease (STD).
• It is caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV).
• HSV enters the skin or mucous membranes through microscopic breaks either in the mucous membranes or the skin.
• Herpes is spread when there is any form of sexual contact with the genital region.
• At times, signs for genital herpes are not existent. When they exist, they may include blisters coupled with ulcers in the genital area, itching, tingling feelings in the skin. Some individuals may develop fever, body pains and swollen lymph nodes. The symptoms recur over the person 's lifetime.
• Recognizing skin changes in the genital region is the common diagnosis test. Viral cultures, genetic amplification of HSV and other examinations may be carried out.
• There is no real cure for genital herpes.
• Antiviral …show more content…

Most infected persons have mild symptoms and in some cases, they show no symptoms. Sometimes the symptoms are mistaken for another illness. Where there are no symptoms or where there exist mild symptoms, not many may be aware of the infection.
The symptoms generally consist of painful blisters around the rectal or the genital area. The blisters later burst, forming ulcers, and take 2 to 4 weeks to heal. Immediately before an outbreak, there may be itching or tingling feeling of the skin. With the first outbreak of genital herpes, an individual may also experience flu-like signs such as fever, swollen lymph nodes and body pains.
In women, blistering lesions occur on the vulva and around the vagina. The blisters later continue to form ulcers. In most cases, the infection spreads to involve the cervix. This leads to inflammation of the cervix (cervicitis). Cervicitis may be the single indication of genital herpes infection in some women.
At times the urethra becomes infected and is inflamed in some women, which leads to pain on

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