Genital herpes is a very common kind of herpes to occur in men and women. There are different types of herpes like herpes of the eye and oral herpes. However, this one is very common and is often a sexually transmitted disease. Genital herpes causes sores in the genital area and it leads to further complications. It increases the dangers of contracting HIV virus because of lesions that it causes on the genital skin.

In women, genital herpes increases the chances of cervical cancer or ovarian cancer. Genital herpes should be treated on time and the infection should be fought with antibiotics. The sores caused by genital herpes are very painful and itchy.

Herpes causes different types of symptoms in people. In some people the symptoms of genital herpes is so mild that they may not feel anything at all. In some people the symptoms can be severe. Herpes virus infects a person for 12 to 21 days. It usually takes three weeks for the virus to subside completely. During this period the infected person is highly contagious.

Genital herpes can first start with a fever and headache. A person may also have an itchy feeling in the genital area which is the beginning of the rash. The genital area can burn excessively while urinating and also the abdomen may hurt. The infection of the urethra will also develop a back pain in the person. Once the fever is increasing and you have all these symptoms, you should get medical attention immediately.

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