It is a virus that causes painful, open wounds on genitals. In large measure you can avoid it by using condoms. Read more about this extremely unpleasant infection.

Genital herpes is a very common sexually transmitted disease. But it is interesting that some people can be just carriers of the virus, and although they are infected, their disease is not shown.
We know two types of genital herpes: herpes simplex 1 and herpes simplex 2. The second type is the most common cause of herpes on genitals, and both can cause herpes on the lips and genitals. The virus enters the body through any mucous membrane. Virus causes painful bubbles that itch, wounds in the vagina, anus or in the vicinity of the two openings, and in men wounds on the genitals, usually on the penis head.
Incubation time before the outbreak of symptoms usually lasts 12 to 14 days, and then there are shorter and somewhat milder outbreaks of symptoms from four to five days. Genital herpes is extremely virulent virus if you have physical contact with the infected, especially during sex, because the mucous membranes of both partners are in narrow contact in more places. Very effective measure for prevention of infection is the use of condoms, but it is not completely reliable.
Experts do not know exactly why some people have virus outbreaks, while others do not. We have stress probably largely to blame. Cure for this extremely unpleasant virus does not exist, but there are several medications that successfully reduce symptoms while they do not disappear.
It is especially dangerous if pregnant women are infected by the virus.
Virus is in fact transmitted during the birth to the newborn and causes painful blistering and damages the eyes, internal organs and brain. Terrifying is the fact that every six newborn who is infected with genital herpes, dies. The only way to prevent transmission is caesarean section.

Herpes zoster causes

There are various causes of getting herpes zoster and the causes vary from one person to other. Eating too much spicy food is one of the causes of getting herpes Zoster. If you lead a stressful life or have weak immunity system then also your chances of getting this condition are more. The main virus that causes this condition is called as varicella virus. This is the same virus that is responsible for causing chicken pox. If in your life you have ever got chicken pox and got treated for it. Then there are chances of this virus remain active inside your body. When it gets triggered then it surfaces again in the form of some or the other condition. This is the same virus that causes herpes.