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Genital herpes such as vaginal herpes is caused by the Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) which is from the same family of viruses that cause cold sores. Cold sores are generally caused by a type of Herpes Simplex Virus called Herpes Simplex Virus 1, and genital herpes such as vaginal herpes is usually caused by Herpes Simplex Virus 2. However, both types of herpes viruses can infect the genital areas, causing painful herpes sores and genital herpes or vaginal herpes.

There is no cure for genital herpes or vaginal herpes and often people will have recurring herpes outbreaks. During these herpes outbreaks the infected person will have sores and symptoms caused by herpes for a while, then the herpes virus will go into a dormant stage and the person will have no herpes symptoms again until the next herpes outbreak.

The number of herpes outbreaks and the amount of time between herpes outbreaks varies from person to person. Some people may have the herpes outbreaks frequently and others may have only one or two herpes outbreaks. It is still possible to transmit the herpes virus during the herpes dormant stages when a person has no symptoms of herpes.

There is no cure for herpes, but effective herpes treatments for herpes outbreaks do exist. To be effective these herpes treatments must be started immediately after herpes symptoms appear. Outbreaks of herpes sores may appear again and again throughout a person’s life. Medication can be taken to make these herpes outbreaks less common, and to treat the herpes sores themselves. Like these ways below:
1.)    Wear loose clothing during outbreaks of herpes
2.)    Drinking large amounts of fluids will decrease pain during urination, and urinating in the bath may be less painful during herpes attacks
3.)    Wash your hands with soap and water if you touch an infected area, and in particular, do not rub your eyes or touch your mouth after touching infected skin during herpes attacks
4.)    Avoid further infection during herpes attacks by keeping the infected area clean and dry. When drying actively infected areas, use a hair dryer or lightly pat the area dry
5.)    Epson salts in bath water can help clean and dry out herpes infected areas
6.)    Wash bath towels before reusing and wash underclothing frequently to avoid herpes
7.)    A healthy lifestyle including proper diet, adequate rest and low stress levels can improve your immune system, and reduce the likelihood of herpes outbreaks
8.)    If you think you have herpes, see a doctor immediately. Medication is available to help treat herpes infected areas and to reduce the pain of sores caused by herpes. This medication may be prescribed for herpes outbreaks as they happen, or it may be taken regularly to suppress the herpes virus and lower the chance of having herpes outbreak.

Though there is no cure for genital herpes or vaginal herpes, frequency and severity of herpes infections can be partially managed with medication for herpes. By themselves, Herpes Simplex Virus 1 and Herpes Simplex Virus 2 are generally not considered a serious health risk. However, in very rare cases, the Herpes Simplex Virus can cause serious illness. Herpes infected pregnant women can pass the herpes virus to infants during birth, causing lesions and possibly life-threatening infections of the central nervous system of the baby. In a very small number of cases herpes simplex virus can cause meningitis or encephalitis and herpes infection of the eye can cause scarring of the cornea and even blindness.

Because herpes viruses from vaginal herpes or genital herpes can cause sores on the penis or inside the vagina, it also increases the risk of transmission of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Herpes is a very serious disease. People affected with herpes, especially with vaginal herpes or genital herpes must consult doctors immediately at the sight of it. It is also important for herpes infected people to get support from their friends and family as well.

Herpes is one of the most feared diseases around. Herpes is a kind of sexually transmitted disease. Nobody is safe from this disease called herpes. Even pregnant women can have herpes. However, not because a woman has genital herpes, does not mean she cannot have children. Twenty percent to 25 percent of pregnant women have genital herpes. However, the herpes simplex virus does pose a risk to the unborn child in certain situations. Knowing more about the risks of genital herpes infections during pregnancy helps mother with herpes and their partners make informed decisions to protect themselves and their child from herpes. The herpes virus has several kinds of herpes infections.

The herpes simplex virus causes a variety of herpes infections and has specific herpes characteristics.
In addition to that, herpes has so many risk factors for infant herpes and herpes infections. The risk of transmitting the herpes simplex virus to a baby depends on several factors like the exposure of the infant to herpes lesions during delivery, also whether the mother with herpes has antibodies against herpes to the herpes simplex virus, and lastly whether the infant has time to acquire these antibodies for herpes before delivery. To illustrate how an infant’s herpes risk changes based on the above factors examples on herpes are given below. For example, a woman with herpes who experiences a first outbreak of genital herpes during the third trimester and who has not developed antibodies to the herpes virus by the onset of labor has a low percent chance of transmitting the herpes virus to her infant. Also, on the other hand, a woman who experiences a recurrent outbreak of genital herpes, because she already has antibodies to the herpes virus and has passed them to her unborn child has a 3 percent chance of transmitting the herpes virus to her infant.

The kind of herpes which is more dangerous for the infant is the herpes simplex type virus. The herpes simplex type determines the risk to the infant. A primary or recurrent HERPES SV-1 infection during labor is more easily transmitted to the infant but the disease is limited to the mouth, eyes, and mucous membranes. Primary herpes infection with HERPES SV-2 is more likely to affect the central nervous system causing seizures, meningitis, developmental delay, and death due to herpes. During delivery, herpes is also proven to be very dangerous. Currently all women with herpes who have an outbreak of genital herpes, primary or recurrent, should have a caesarean section to reduce the exposure of the infant to the herpes simplex virus.

However, even if herpes during pregnancy is dangerous, herpes can still be treated. Antiviral medications for herpes used against herpes viruses work by interfering with viral replication, effectively slowing the replication rate of the herpes virus and providing a greater opportunity for the immune response for herpes to intervene. All herpes drugs in this class depend on the activity of the viral enzyme thymidine kinase to convert the drug sequentially from its prodrug form to monophosphate (with one phosphate group), diphosphate (with two phosphate groups), and finally to the triphosphate (with three phosphate groups) form which interferes with viral DNA replication during herpes.

There are several herpes prescription antiviral medications for controlling herpes simplex outbreaks, including aciclovir (Zovirax), valaciclovir (Valtrex), famciclovir (Famvir), and penciclovir. For herpes Aciclovir was the original, and prototypical, member of this drug class; it is now available in generic brands at a greatly reduced cost. In herpes treatments, Valaciclovir and famciclovir—prodrugs of aciclovir and penciclovir, respectively—have improved solubility in water and better bioavailability when taken orally. Aciclovir for herpes is the recommended antiviral for suppressive therapy for herpes for use during the last months of pregnancy to prevent transmission of herpes simplex to the neonate in herpes cases of maternal recurrent herpes. The use of valaciclovir and famciclovir, while potentially improving herpes treatment compliance and efficacy, are still undergoing safety evaluation for herpes in this context during herpes outbreaks.

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