Herpes simplex virus is the causative agent of herpes virus infection (HSV). Oral herpes can cause cold sores on the lips or face. Genital herpes can occur in the anal area, buttocks, and genital area. Shingle is an infection that can be spread through sexual contact (STD). Other types of herpes infections can damage your eyes, skin, or other organs. The virus is especially dangerous for infants and people with already weakened immune systems.
There are two distinct types of Herpes Simplex Virus Treatment:
• Herpes simplex virus type 1 is the virus that most often causes cold sores. Another potential outcome of this condition is herpes cure.
• Herpes simplex virus type 2 is the most common cause of genital herpes, but it can also infect the mouth and other mucous membranes.
HSV can only be spread via physical contact. Some people experience no symptoms at all. Some people end up with sores at the point where the virus first entered their bodies. Before they heal, the sores turn into blisters, which are very painful and distressing to deal with.
The vast majority of people have breakouts on many occasions each year. Over time, such occurrences will become less common. Symptoms may be less severe and fewer people may get sick if you take medicines that help your body fight the virus.
- HSV-1 Treatment
Oral herpes, which is caused by HSV-1 treatment, can be passed on or picked up by coming into close contact with a sore, saliva, or other bodily fluids of a person who has it. If you are spreading the virus, people who come into direct contact with the area could get sick.
Direct touch includes
• kissing
• Oral sex, and
• Other forms of skin-to-skin contact.
In other words, you could get the virus if you touch a cold sore on your partner’s face and then touch your own face or genitalia. Many kids get the virus when an adult with cold sore kisses or touches them on the face.
It’s possible that the virus could be spread by sharing lip balm, razors, cups, and eating utensils, but this is very unlikely. Estimates from before show that the virus can only live outside the body for a few hours to a few days.
You could also have gotten herpes if someone with a cold sore drank from a glass and then gave it to you, and then you put your lips on the same spot on the glass. But there isn’t much chance that it will happen.
During viral shedding, the virus is often spread by touching sores or places where it is already present.
- HSV-2 Treatment
Like HSV-1treatment, HSV-2 treatment, or herpes Shingles, can be passed on or caught by coming into direct contact with a herpes sore, saliva, or other bodily fluids during an outbreak. Viruses can also pass HSV-2 while they are shedding.
Direct contact includes
• kissing,
• Oral sex,
• swapping sex toys during a sexual encounter,
• penetrative intercourse, and
• Any other skin-to-skin contact at the infection site.
Even though many people think that HSV-1 causes oral herpes and HSV-2 causes genital herpes, remember that both strains of the virus can cause either type of herpes.
Symptoms of the Herpes Simplex Virus
Not everyone with HSV has symptoms. Depending on whether you have a primary disease or one that comes back, your symptoms will be different and maybe worse.
- HSV primary symptoms
After being exposed to the virus, symptoms of primary infection, also called the first episode, can show up anywhere from a few days to a few weeks later.
In the early stages, people often have symptoms like those of the flu, such as:
A bacterial infection can cause:
• fever,
• swollen lymph nodes,
• body pains like headaches,
• unusual tiredness or fatigue, as well as
• Loss of appetite.
• localized pain at the site of the disease.
You may feel tingling, burning, or itching at the site of the infection before small, painful blisters show up. It could be just one blister or a small group. Before these blisters can start to heal, they will break open and harden.
Blisters caused by a primary infection could take up to six weeks to heal all the way. Before the blisters are fully healed, they could still spread the illness. Sores often itch, and sores in the genital area can make it hard to go to the bathroom.
Recurrent symptoms of HSV
Some people with HSV only have one attack every few months, while others have attacks every few months.
As your body starts to make antibodies against the virus, the number of recurrences tends to go down. Their symptoms are also less severe and go away more quickly. Blisters that form during a recurrent episode may heal in a few days instead of weeks. When the same thing keeps happening, blisters may be less noticeable or painful.
After a few times, you may start to see signs of infection where the disease is. Most of the time, these signs show up a few hours or days before blisters form. They may include:
• Pain
• Pain while continuously sitting
• Burning
• Singling
Do symptoms fluctuate based on where they are located?
It is quite probable that you may have blisters and premonitory symptoms that are similar to one another, regardless of the kind of virus you have or the location where it manifests. Both strains of the herpes simplex virus have similar DNA sequences.
The only important difference is in the location of the symptoms that you feel:
• If you have a genital HSV infection, you may find that urinating causes you pain or even burning sensations.
• If you have the herpes simplex virus (HSV) in your mouth, it may be difficult for you to eat foods that are spicy or acidic while you have open sores in your mouth.
There is also some variation in the site of oral blisters depending on whether they are primary or reoccurring blisters. This variation may be rather minor. During the first episode, blisters may occur on your mouth and lips. However, during later episodes, they are more likely to emerge along the edge of your lip.
