Herpes Photos
The Herpes Virus is the most common sexually transmitted disease (STD). A sexually transmitted disease is a disease that you through having sex with someone who already is infected with the disease. Genital herpes is a viral infection caused by the Herpes Simplex 2 Virus (HSV-2). Once you are infected with any type of herpes, the virus stays in your body for the rest of your life. You can give herpes to another person by having sex when your herpes virus is active.
Herpes simplex virus remains in certain nerve cells of the body forever, and can produce many different symptoms off and on in most infected people.
The Herpes Virus is spread through direct contact. So, a genital herpes infection will stay in the area it originated unless transferred elsewhere via direct contact or skin-to-skin transference.
Genital herpes will not show up somewhere else on the body. Because genital herpes is spread through direct contact, it is important to avoid contact with infected areas. If a genital herpes infection is not localized, further complications may occur. For instance, a herpes infection in the eyes can lead to severe complications, including blindness.
It is important to be diagnosed by a health care professional and treated accordingly. There are several web sites that show Herpes Photos, where you can see the different types of the herpes virus.