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GENITAL HERPES
SYMPTOMS
*FEVER , HEAD AHE, MUSCLE PAIN *PAINFUL URINATION, * VAGINAL DISCHARCHE *SWOLLEN GLANDS *PAINFUL BLISTERS AROUND GENITALS, RECTUM, MOUTH OR ANUS + *TINGLING, BURNING, ITCHING
CAUSES
* SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED *TOILET SEAT OR HOT TUB RARELY
WHAT IT IS
GENITAL HERPES AN STD CAUSED BY THE HERPES SIPLEX VIRUS (HSV). ONCE YOU ARE INFECTED WITH HERPES IT STAYS IN YOUR BODY FOR LIFE. HERPES MAY BE IN YOUR BODY FOR LIFE BUT THIS DOES NOT MEAN YOU WILL ALLWAYS HAVE THE SYMPTOMS. WHEN YOU GET THE SYMPTOMS THEY ARE CALLED OUTBREAKS. SOME PEOPLE MAY HAVE THEM SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR AND OTHERS ONLY HAVE THEM TWICE OR ONCE A YEAR.
HOW TO REDUCE RISK OF SPREADING:
* AVOID TOUCHING THE INFECTED AREA *DO NOT HAVE SEXUAL CONTACT DURING OUTBREAKS * USE A CONDOM
ABSTINENCE
HOW TO PREVENT GUETTING AN STD
TREATMENT
*YOU CAN GET ANTI-VIRAL DRUGS FOR TREATMENT: *ZOVIRAX, FAMVIR, OR VALTREX. ARE THE THREE MOST COMMON TREATMENT ANTI - VIRALS
