Diagnosis In most cases, the symptoms that patients complain about are already groundbreaking. Blisters usually appear on the lips, causing pain, itching and/or burning. It may be possible to detect the virus in the contents of the blisters with a smear. The virus – DNA or the virus – antigen is usually detected. The antigen … Diagnosis | Herpes
Prognosis A herpes infection in infancy or childhood is in many cases much more serious than in adulthood, since it is usually a primary infection and the baby’s organism comes into contact with the virus for the first time. The babies can get an infection with the herpes simplex virus type 1 or 2, although … Prognosis | Herpes
Sexually transmitted diseases (STD) are among the oldest diseases of mankind. In every place where people live in society and maintain sexual contacts, there will be one or the other sexually transmitted disease. Various pathogens, some of which can be attributed to viruses, some to bacteria, but also to fungi, can be considered as triggers. … Sexually transmitted diseases
Symptoms in men Male patients with sexually transmitted diseases often experience severe testicular pain and problems urinating. The genitals burn and itch here as well. In addition, the urine stream is usually somewhat weakened; despite the urge to urinate and attempt, urination is only done in droplets. In addition, there are possible secretions of pus … Symptoms in men | Sexually transmitted diseases
Causes Just as diverse as the symptoms and signs of venereal diseases described above are the respective pathogens. What they all have in common is that an infection with certain disease triggers must have occurred before the outbreak of the disease. Potentially, viruses, bacteria and fungi can be used. In most cases, it is pre-existing … Causes | Sexually transmitted diseases
Diagnosis The diagnosis of a venereal disease is usually confirmed by a smear test, which is examined by the treating physician (gynecologist, urologist, family doctor) after the suspicion has been expressed. Often the entire genome of the pathogen is identified directly in the laboratory (PCR method). In some cases, a culture, i.e. growing the pathogen … Diagnosis | Sexually transmitted diseases
Prognosis Nearly all venereal diseases heal without consequences or can be contained under consistent therapy. Nowadays, almost none of these infections are acutely life-threatening. Important exceptions are infections with HIV, which by definition also belong to STDs, since the virus can be transmitted via sexual contact. Classical STDs in the sense of the infections presented … Prognosis | Sexually transmitted diseases
Introduction The Herpes Simplex Virus (also: HSV) is a DNA virus from the group of herpes viruses. A distinction is made between Herpes Simplex Virus 1 (HSV1) and Herpes Simplex Virus 2 (HSV2), both of which belong to the family of ? viruses. Infection with a Herpes Simplex Virus is one of the most common … Herpes Simplex Virus
Causes The cause of a Herpes Simplex virus infection can be either a new infection or reactivation of the virus. A new infection occurs by infecting another individual. This requires either direct contact from mucosa to mucosa (for example, during kissing or sexual intercourse) or contact with saliva (for example, when using the same glass). … Causes | Herpes Simplex Virus
Diagnostics The diagnosis of an infection with the Herpes Simplex Virus can usually be made as a gaze diagnosis thanks to its characteristic form of spread. It is still possible to test for specific antibodies against the virus, but since this test is of limited value and has little influence on the further course of … Diagnostics | Herpes Simplex Virus
History Normally, an infection with a Herpes Simplex virus takes a mild course. One can treat an acute outbreak well. Consequential damage is usually not left behind, although one must of course consider that a complete “cure” is also not possible, since the virus persists in the nerve node for life. Only in rare cases … History | Herpes Simplex Virus
General information Herpes genitalis is mostly caused by the virus subgroup HSV 2, which belongs to the herpes simplex viruses. In 50-70% of cases, this virus group is the triggering virus group. Herpes genitalis is one of the venereal diseases. Nowadays this disease is one of the most frequently transmitted venereal diseases in Germany. Transmission … Genital herpes
