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There are two types of herpes: genital and oral. Both are caused by the herpes simplex virus. Genital herp… More
Herpes is a highly-contagious viral infection that is transmitted by the exchange of bodily fluids, whethe… More
If someone has tested positive for herpes and is concerned about how this will affect a relationship, they… More
The two types of herpes are simplex one and simplex two, the first of which appears as sores in the mouth … More
Herpes is not partial to gender. It affects millions of American adults who have learned to live with the … More
Herpes simplex is a virus that affects individuals, regardless of age or sex. During a herpes simplex 1 ou… More
Herpes simplex causes the herpes virus. There are two types of herpes simplex viruses, simplex 1 and simpl… More
Herpes is a virus that affects thousands of Americans each year and the virus has many forms. There is no … More
The herpes virus lives in the spinal ganglia and can remain dormant for years once a person is infected. F… More
Herpes Simplex Virus-1 (or HSV-1) is very common. Most people tend to pick the virus up from early childho… More
Fortunately, Herpes Simplex 1, or HSV-1, is not the same virus commonly associated with genital herpes. On… More
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Summary: The herpes virus lives in the spinal ganglia and can remain dormant for years once a person is infected. Find out how the herpes virus can cause itching, burning and pain with help from a physician's assistant in this free video on herpes.
Al Hedgepeth is an alumnus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and earned his degree as a P.A. in 1980. He currently works as a gynecological P.A. for Wake County....read more
"The virus actually lives in the spinal ganglia back near the spinal cord, and can sit there dormant for days, weeks, years, even decades once a person is infected. Different causes stimulate the virus to travel out of the nerve along the dermatome it serves, which is an area of the body innovated by that one nerve branch that goes around the body to the midline in the front. And as this virus is progressing out in the nerve towards the area where it entered the body, that area starts to burn, itch or have pain. And then once the virus reaches the surface you get reddened area that has blisters that have a clearish secretion that crust over, and this is the time a person is most infectious, because the active virus is in the secretions. But a person can transmit the herpes virus even when they don't have active lesions through sexual activity by having contact of that area of the skin, but another person skin area that may be not intact, and would allow the virus to get enter their body."
eHow Article: Facts About Herpes Simplex
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