Individual Report of Herpes Simplex Virus Case background A 26-year old white lady who has the symptoms includes genital itchy and sharp and severe pain on labia. She also has three previous episodes of pain over 6 months. It appearance of red sores, crusted and healed without scar and small red blisters. Beside, she has 5 sexual partners since last year.…
Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) is a member of the Herpesviridae family, that causes two different infections: varicella and herpes zoster. This paper will include information on the history of Varicella Zoster Virus and how to treat it. Most people know varicella as chickenpox, which is a modified version of the previous term: chicken peas. It was previously called chicken peas because the red rash that appear resembles the vesicles of chickpeas (garbanzo beans) or chicken pecks. Red, itchy spots begin to appear over the face, ears, scalp, abdomen, chest, back, arms, legs, basically anywhere on the body.…
The STD can infect these parts of the body which are the penis, vagina, cervix, anus, urethra, eye or the throat (Planned Parenthood 2014). This STD has no symptoms (Planned Parenthood…
People who are immunocompromised are more susceptible to recurring HSV-1 outbreaks with more severe and obscure complications, such are keratitis or encephalitis. HSV-1 often times does not result in noticeable symptoms, but people will experience "cold sores" that can tingle, itch, or burn. These unpleasant sensations often precede the appearance of such sores. These sores can reappear throughout a person's lifetime with the frequency of outbreaks varying among individuals. Genital HSV-1 infections can also be asymptomatic or have mild symptoms, characterized by one or more genital or anal blisters or ulcers.…
The virus that really started the diseases is called HerpesVirus 8 or know as HHV-8. HHV-8 is know for a cancerous Tumor and that’s called Kaposi Sarcoma. Most commonly HHV-8 will show up in people that are HIV positive. HHV-8 can go to about 40 to 50% people that aren't HIV positive and they can get the Diseases too. HHV-8 is a disease that is very difficult to understand sometimes it can show up in people that have an immune…
Cold sores are inflamed, fluid-filled blisters in or near the mouth caused by the herpes simplex virus. They range in all different sizes and shapes. Cold sores are caused by the herpes simplex virus strain HSV-1. People who get cold sores after having oral sex with someone who has genital herpes can cause a rare strain that is known as HSV-2. Cold sores can also be genetic.…
What are the causes? HPV is spread from person to person through sexual contact. This includes oral, vaginal, or anal sex.…
Monsters the novel written by Ken Dahl describes herpes and how it affects someone’s life. Ken Dahl writes beyond herpes to an extent. He describes a life that relates to millions of Americans living today surviving with a minimum wage job. This novel is not entirely about herpes furthermore is about the life of a lower class citizen and distinctly is an ‘American’ novel due to the minimum wage job Ken hates, to the appearances of fast food restaurants, and to the millions of Americans struggling to obtain health insurance.…
Did you know that 1 out of 5 individuals in the United States have herpes and between 60-95% of all adults worldwide have it? A majority of them are unaware that they even have it… Crazy! The reason being is that most people have mild symptoms that go unnoticed and they are mistaken for something else. Some have no symptoms at all.…
What is Herpes? Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is a viral infection that is caused by multiple herpes viruses. They can produce cold sores, genital inflammation or even conjunctivitis. There are two types of herpes simplex viruses, HSV-1 and HSV-2.…
This infection can be transmitted through sexual contact with a person who has pubic lice, but just because it is “protected” sex does not mean that you cannot still get them. Surprisingly, pubic lice are neither bacterial nor viral but they are parasitic. Just to think about these little critters crawling around in my pubic area makes me…
Marsha Strang Professor English 1302 20 November 2014 A Mandate to Vaccinate The human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most contracted sexually transmitted disease in the United States today. This disease is harming both men and women and it is estimated that 20 million are infected and an additional 6 million Americans will become infected each year. Initially there was only a two vaccines (Gardasil and Cervarix ) available to protect young women against major strands of the HPV virus, but we have since become more educated about HPV and are now using Gardasil (the same for young women)to protect our young men as well.…
The symptoms in males and females are very similar. Syphilis is usually transmitted through sex, oral, anal, and vaginal, with an infected person, but it can also be spread other ways. Health life said that direct contact with the syphilis sores can also get you syphilis. Health life also said that the Primary and Secondary stages are extremely contagious. The Naked Truth said,” If left untreated, syphilis can eventually cause damage to the brain, nerves, eyes, heart, blood vessels, liver, bones, and…
Sexually Transmitted Diseases Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are among the most common infectious diseases in the United States today. Sexually transmitted diseases can harm people in several ways. Sexually transmitted diseases are very dangerous. They can passed from one person to another during sexual contact.…
Human Papillomavirus Human Pappilomavirus, more commonly known as HPV, is a group of over one hundred and fifty viruses. It is the most common sexually transmitted infection. Almost all sexually active men and women will contract HPV at some point in their life. It infects the genitals of men and women, can cause warts and cancer. Cervical cancer is generally associated with HPV.…