Monday, July 06, 2009

What's genital herpes?

Most genital herpes is due to HSV type two. Genital herpes is an infection due to the herpes simplex pathogen or HSV. Someone who has genital herpes infection can simply pass or broadcast the pathogen to an uninfected person during sex. Often , sores also appear on other parts of the body where the pathogen has entered thru damaged skin.

Centers for Illness Control and Prevention, forty five million folk in the U. S. Ages twelve and older, or one out of five of the total teen and adult population, are infected with HSV-2.