Controlling Herpes

There are many conditions that may cause a reccurence of the infection. Most of the condition known includes stress, lifestyle, and drugs. Taking a good antivius is necessary in order to help prevent any severe outbreak.

It is quite difficult to have any kind of prevention against the condition since the virus can be spread from person to person. What is known is that the severity of the initial outbreak seems to determine the severity of later outbreaks.

The condition is not only limited to humans, the virus can also be transmited between humans and animals. Some research has shown that there may be link between children born from mothers with HSV-2 and the risk of developing brain disorder or schizophrenia.

It is therefore very esential for pregnant women who have the condition to seek medical assistance because the condition can be passed to the feotus and may cause serious damages.

If you have had the condition, you may never know when shedding is occuring. It is recommended to use an anti-microbial sexual lubricant in order to inactivate the virus during sex.

Preventive measures are very esential if you have had the condition. The virus is known not to be resistant and can be made ineffective when using disinfectants. Washing your hands and making certain that you are not in contact with small children or pregnant women when you have the condition can help in preventing the condition being transmitted.

HSV1 and 2 are the most widespread form of the herpes condition and more than 80% of the global population has the condition. It is not cannot be curred but it can be controlled effectively.

Besides taking the drug, if you have the condition you should always tell your partner or those that you come in contact with on a daily basis in order to prevent them from catching the condition or making them aware to take preventive measures.

The best preventive measure is to be well informed about the condition or any other sexually transmitted diseases so that you may know the symptoms when they occur and act accordingly by taking medecine or seeing a physician.

There is no reason why you cannot continue with a normal life after having had the condition since most in the global population have been infected at one moment or another and have the virus in a latent form.

Regular medical check ups and a good lifestyle should be enough to keep the condition abay.