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Treatment:     This virus is incurable but medicines are used to treat first or recurrent episodes to reduce the length and severity of symptoms.Antiviral medications that are commonly given include acyclovir, famcicluvr, and valacyclovir.Medicines used to help with pain related to sores include paracetamol ( acetaminophen), naproxen or ibuprofen.Medicine that can be applied to numb the affected area include benzocaine and lidocaine.Sitting in a warm bath for 20 minutes without soap can help ease the pain of sores.

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Treatment:     This virus is incurable but medicines are used to treat first or recurrent episodes to reduce the length and severity of symptoms.Antiviral medications that are commonly given include acyclovir, famcicluvr, and valacyclovir.Medicines used to help with pain related to sores include paracetamol ( acetaminophen), naproxen or ibuprofen.Medicine that can be applied to numb the affected area include benzocaine and lidocaine.Sitting in a warm bath for 20 minutes without soap can help ease the pain of sores.

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Long term Effects:

This infection can go untreated leading to long term effects.

This infection can lead to a loss of vision.

It can lead to glaucoma.

It can eventually slow down the immune system.

After a while this infection can spread to internal organs including the liver and lungs.

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If a woman with genital herpes has virus present in the birth canal during delivery, herpes simplex virus (HSV) can be spread to an infant, causing neonatal herpes, a serious and sometimes fatal condition.

Neonatal herpes can cause an overwhelming infection resulting in lasting damage to the central nervous system, mental retardation, or death.

Medication, if given early, may help prevent or reduce lasting damage, but even with antiviral medication, this infection has serious consequences for most infected infants.

Less than 0.1% of babies born in the United States each year get neonatal herpes.

By contrast, some 20-25% of pregnant women have genital herpes. This means that most women with genital herpes give birth to healthy babies.

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Symptoms:

Some people have no symptoms or mild symptoms.

People can pass this infection on without knowing due to lack of symptoms.

The beginning symptoms include tingling, itching, or burning near where sores will appear.

New infections may cause fever, body aches, and swollen lymph nodes.

People may also experience painful blisters or ulcers around the genital or anus which usually heal within 12 days.

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Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted infection caused by a virus called herpes simplex virus (HSV).

There are 2 different types of the virus (type 1 and type 2), both of which can affect the genitals. One of the types is the same virus that causes cold sores around the mouth (type 1).

Genital herpes causes painful blisters and sores on and around the genitals.

This infection can be caused by having unprotected sex.

Exchanging bodily fluid with an infected person can cause this virus to spread.