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Sunday, October, 25, 2009

Symptoms Of Herpes

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What Are the Symptoms of Herpes and When Should You Expect Them?

By Charlotte Grayson, M.D. Health Expert

 

How did I get herpes? Did my partner cheat? Or did I have it before the relationship? How long can herpes stay dormant?

 

These are some of the questions that people newly diagnosed with genital herpes ask. Here's what we know about how this infection occurs.

 

The first outbreak usually occurs within 2-10 days of exposure to the virus. This outbreak may be a sore or lesion in or around the vagina or on the cervix in women or on the penis and scrotum of men. Men or women can get lesions within t...

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...Valacyclovir is used in children to treat cold sores (herpes labialis) and chickenpox (varicella... Read more »

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...medication is used to treat "cold sores/fever blisters" (herpes labialis). It can speed up... Read more »

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...(ay-SYE-kloe-vir) Uses This drug is used to treat outbreaks of herpes simplex on the skin... Read more »

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...certain patients to treat or help prevent outbreaks of herpes simplex on the skin (mouth, lips,... Read more »

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... relieve nerve pain associated with shingles (herpes zoster) infection in adults. How... Read more »

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