Herpes by ROMELL BERRY https://padlet.com/rberry91/50vf22w22tn2 en-us 2019-04-29 18:39:36 UTC 2023-02-08 21:04:21 UTC hello@padlet.com Oral Herpes rberry91 https://padlet.com/rberry91/50vf22w22tn2/wish/355166231 2019-04-29 18:43:09 UTC https://padlet.com/rberry91/50vf22w22tn2/wish/355166231 You Probably Have Herpes (And That's OK!) oneppel58 https://padlet.com/rberry91/50vf22w22tn2/wish/355166720 2019-04-29 18:44:15 UTC https://padlet.com/rberry91/50vf22w22tn2/wish/355166720 Symptoms oneppel58 https://padlet.com/rberry91/50vf22w22tn2/wish/355168336 According to the Center for Disease Control, many people that have herpes don't even know they have it because most forms of the virus doesn't have symptoms

https://www.cdc.gov/std/herpes/stdfact-herpes.htm]]> 2019-04-29 18:47:13 UTC https://padlet.com/rberry91/50vf22w22tn2/wish/355168336 Symptoms oneppel58 https://padlet.com/rberry91/50vf22w22tn2/wish/355169006
  •  Pain
  • Itching 
  • Small sores appear
  • Then form ulcers and scabs

    • After initial infection, genital herpes lies dormant in the body**

    **Symptoms can recur for years.

    https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/genital-herpes/symptoms-causes/syc-20356161?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=abstract&utm_content=Genital-herpes&utm_campaign=Knowledge-panel
    ]]>     2019-04-29 18:48:37 UTC https://padlet.com/rberry91/50vf22w22tn2/wish/355169006     Disseminated Herpes rberry91 https://padlet.com/rberry91/50vf22w22tn2/wish/355169010 2019-04-29 18:48:38 UTC https://padlet.com/rberry91/50vf22w22tn2/wish/355169010 Herpetic Whitlow or Hand Herpes rberry91 https://padlet.com/rberry91/50vf22w22tn2/wish/355170343 2019-04-29 18:51:31 UTC https://padlet.com/rberry91/50vf22w22tn2/wish/355170343 Prevention rberry91 https://padlet.com/rberry91/50vf22w22tn2/wish/355171063 1. Use condoms, dental dams during oral, anal, and vaginal sex
    2. Not having sex during a herpes outbreak, For example, big music festivals.
    3. Telling your partner the truth about having herpes and how to stay safe. ]]>     2019-04-29 18:53:10 UTC https://padlet.com/rberry91/50vf22w22tn2/wish/355171063     Cure/Treatments rberry91 https://padlet.com/rberry91/50vf22w22tn2/wish/355173065 1. Initial treatment- if you have symptoms such as sores your doctor will give you antiviral therapy for 10 days
    2. Prescription drugs- Three major drugs used to treat genital herpes:  acyclovir, famvir, and valtex
    3. Home remedies- bathing in salt water, using petroleum, and painkillers.]]>     2019-04-29 18:57:53 UTC https://padlet.com/rberry91/50vf22w22tn2/wish/355173065     Who is affected by herpes? oneppel58 https://padlet.com/rberry91/50vf22w22tn2/wish/355173766
  • Multiple age groups are effected, however, those from 14-60+ are effected most
  • Men and Women are both affected
  • More than 3.7 billion people under the age of 50 – or 67% of the population – are infected with herpes simplex virus type 1 (according to the WHO)

    • ]]>     2019-04-29 18:59:32 UTC https://padlet.com/rberry91/50vf22w22tn2/wish/355173766     Who is affected by herpes? oneppel58 https://padlet.com/rberry91/50vf22w22tn2/wish/355176108
  • Some 140 million people in the Americas aged 15-49 years are infected with genital HSV-1 infection
  • Africa: 350 million women (87%), 355 million men (87%)
  • Eastern Mediterranean: 188 million women (75%), 202 million men (75%)
  • Europe: 207 million women (69%), 187 million men (61%)
  • South-East Asia: 432 million women (59%), 458 million men (58%)
  • Western Pacific: 488 million women (74%), 521 million men (73%)
    • ]]>     2019-04-29 19:05:02 UTC https://padlet.com/rberry91/50vf22w22tn2/wish/355176108     Herpes oneppel58 https://padlet.com/rberry91/50vf22w22tn2/wish/355577831
  • A communicable disease
  • A  sexually transmitted infection (STI)
  • Herpes is a lifelong infection, which often has mild or no symptoms but can be detected by the presence of antibodies for HSV-1 or HSV-2 in the blood. (WHO)
  • There is no cure for herpes. However, there are medicines that can prevent or shorten outbreaks. One of these anti-herpes medicines can be taken daily, and makes it less likely that you will pass the infection on to your sex partner(s).

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