Within a week of contagion, the infection can give manifestations at the entry point of the virus, which can be very annoying. In other cases, however, it may not cause any disturbance. A relevant factor in the spread of this infection is precisely the unconscious transmission It may happen, in fact, to be healthy carriers of genital herpes and not to know it.
Furthermore, the treatment currently available cannot cure the infection permanently. However, antiviral drug therapy is essential to reduce the consequences of the disease.
and are not permanently deleted).Their stay in the nerve ganglia corresponding to the affected areas allows short and generally less severe reactivation episodes than the first infection. Relapses of genital herpes are favored by stress, excessive alcohol, sun exposure or a drop in the immune system.
, anal or oral) and intimate practices that involve contact with infected mucous membranes (kissing, petting, mutual masturbation, etc.) between a virus-positive person and a healthy partner
There is also the possibility of vertical transmission, that is, from mother to child, during childbirth. Precisely in order to prevent neonatal infection, a caesarean section is recommended in pregnant women with ongoing infection and in the presence of lesions to the genitals.
, glans penis and body of the penis in men, on labia majora, labia minora, clitoris, perineum, vagina and cervix in women.
