What is Herpes?
Genital herpes is caused by the HSV-2 virus. Many people with genital herpes don’t have symptoms and don’t know they are infected. There is a blood test to check for herpes infection.
Genital herpes is caused by the HSV-2 virus. Many people with genital herpes don’t have symptoms and don’t know they are infected. There is a blood test to check for herpes infection.
You can get herpes from a single sexual encounter with someone who has the disease, doesn’t know he has it and isn’t experiencing any symptoms. The only way to know for sure that you have the disease is to get tested.
Using an unconventional approach, researchers have successfully developed an experimental herpes vaccine that prevents lab mice from contracting the disease. Human trials could begin in two years.
There are several different herpes tests that can be performed to determine if you have the virus. Some tests use blood and others use a swab of a genital herpes sore.
Follow the instructions in this guide to anonymous STD testing to get an accurate and anonymous test for sexually-transmitted diseases and HIV. The guide shows you how to protect your identity and to destroy all evidence that you even had a test. You might be able to get anonymous treatment over the phone from a doctor, depending on the STDs for which you test positive.
Most people who have genital herpes don’t experience any symptoms when the virus reactivates, and scientists now think they know why. Researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the University of Washington have successfully identified the T-cells that …
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