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This thread will explore on the different types of STDs out there, the route of spread/transmission, clinical signs and symptoms and available forms of management. Let's begin!   

1. Herpes Simplex Virus

Otherwise known as HSV- 1, HSV-2. HSV-1 is the cause of keratoconjunctivitis, temperal lobe encephalitis (it is the most common cause of sporadic encephalitis in the United States), herpes labialis (genital herpes).


Oral herpes secondary to HSV-1 infection:

be careful who you kiss


Keratoconjunctivitis secondary to HSV-1 infection

1. Herpes Simplex Virus   (continued)



HSV-2, Other wise known as Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2. This is the the virus that is the cause of genital herpes. This virus is transmitted via sexual contact or perinatal. It is spread through penile-vaginal or penile-anal contact.



Male Genital Herpes:

the distal shaft of the penis with abundant genital ulcers , indicating a virulent state


Female Genital Herpes:

the labia inundated with genital herpetical ulcers, indicating virulence

Is there treatment for Herpes Simplex Virus?

There is no cure for the herpes simplex virus and treatment is not essential, as an outbreak of genital herpes will usually clear up by itself. A doctor may however prescribe a course of antiviral tablets to reduce the severity of an outbreak. The antiviral tablets work by preventing the herpes simplex virus from multiplying.

Once the initial outbreak of herpes is over, the virus hides away in the nerve fibres adjacent to the infection site, where it remains dormant, causing no symptoms. It is possible for the dormant virus to be 'reactivated' in some people, in which case it travels back down the nerve to the skin surface.

Recurrences of genital herpes vary from person to person in frequency. Some will never experience an outbreak again, whilst others may have milder recurrences more than 6 times a year. Because these recurrent infections are milder, they often do not require treatment.

hadloka jamo na,,

hadlok jamo jyud , dili lang hadlok tan-awon, bai chris, sakit jamo pod ! naa koy usang pasyente nga gi infected sija og blistering herpetical ulcers sa iyang genitals. the course of treatment was to give him acyclovir to reduce the duration of symptoms , but kalingaw jyod ning tawhana mo bisita sa hospital at least 5 times a year because of his ulcerative eruptions. mao lagi, to becareful in whom one has sex with. mao ni ang negative effect of too much 'uwag2x' .