Herpes is a disease that is affecting a lot of people in the usa everyday. in actual fact 1 in 5 people have gentail herpes and 8 in 10 have oral herpes or those cold sores you have on your mouth area every couple of months. yes it's true it is basically a similar thing. Gentail herpes is the result of a strain of the herpes virus known as HSV-2. it's signs or symptoms vary from either really noticeable blister on and round the gentails to redness like a rash to almost nothing at all. men and women usually do not know they have got gentail herpes because the signs or symptoms are so minor or non-existent. Oral herpes is the result of a strain of the herpes virus known as HSV-1. it's signs or symptoms is also non-existent. the truth is 80% of the people has it but many do not realize it and are carriers with no signs or symptoms. the folk that do get signs or symptoms usually show redness or blisters on their mouth area and inside their mouths and report a tingling and burning feel before the signs or symptoms show themselves. Gentail herpes is lots more popular in the society then a lot of people think because people today do not realize how quick it's to get and transmit. Whether you are showing signs or symptoms or not you can distributed the disease to a spouse or vice-verse. Also, contrary to other STDs like Chlamydia, it could be transmitted while using a condom because it can be transmitted by skin to skin contact rather than by being transmitted via liquids. This generates an easily transmittable disease that's not curable to distributed quickly via communities. there's no remedy or vaccine for either HSV-1 or HSV-2 there for in case you become contaminated you've it for life and must restrict your spouses and always explain to a new spouse about your condition. there's hope though, new anti-viral treatment can slow down the herpes virus, create outbreaks far and few, and make them less painful. While they do not stop herpes virus it definite does help. herpes virus has been all-around for a long time and is not going anywhere any time soon. in actual fact herpes virus like a lot of sexually transmitted diseases has been increasing yearly and with peoples' habits there does not seem that there's much we can do other then inform. the only solution to be protected from the disease is to practice safe sex, absolutely no sex, and sticking with 1 spouse and both being faithful. i cannot tell you what number of people say. that will not happen to me and then I see all of them in my workplace curious about what happened and how their life have changed permanently.