Genital herpes is one of the most sexually transmitted diseases and is caused by the herpes simplex virus. Genital herpes is a lifelong disease. It is a virus which will never disappear but remains hidden and dormant in the nerve roots (ganglia). You can get it from having sex, even oral sex. Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted disease herpes, but two main types that one can suffer from, depending on which herpes virus causes the infection – Type 1 herpes HSV-1 or Type 2 HSV-2.

You can prevent genital herpes outbreaks by exercising and eating well. Genital herpes is a highly contagious sexually transmitted disease caused due to a strain of the herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 1 and type 2. In most of the cases, genital herpes is caused by HSV type 2 .

Infection with primary genital herpes around the time of giving birth to a child can cause serious illness in babies. Infections can reoccur and are normally brought about by stress, hormones, or similar factors. Infection caused by HSV as the Herpes Simplex virus called, affects face, mouth, buttocks, genitals and the anal area. There are two types of herpes simplex virus.

Infections in children cause either very mild or no symptoms. It is possible to have both types of herpes simplex. Infections in children are often mild or cause no symptoms at all. Even if you have had HSV 1, you can still catch HSV 2.

Infected persons should understand their responsibility to clean infected areas on their bodies well with soap and water and to refrain from contacting common household areas with the infected part of their bodies when active infection is present.

At a time when they have an active infection on the genitalia, if they were to sit on a toilet seat that is used by others, it would be common courtesy to clean the toilet seat after use with either alcohol or soap and water on a clean cloth and then set the cloth aside to be laundered in a hot wash.

Genital herpes also increases the risk of HIV infection because HIV can enter the body more easily whenever there's a break in the skin (such as a sore) during unprotected sexual contact. In addition, if a pregnant woman with genital herpes has an active infection during childbirth, the newborn baby is at risk for getting herpes infection. Genital herpes is spread easily.

The virus from an infected person can enter your body by passing through a break in your skin or through the tender skin of your mouth, penis or vagina, urinary tract opening, cervix, or anus.

Genital herpes lesions are usually worse the first 5 days and then gradually the pain and discomfort decreases.