What is Genital Herpes ?
Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by herpes simplex viruses (HSV). The family of these viruses also could lead to chicken pox, shingles, the viruses of fever scrofula (shingles chicken pox, EB). Genital herpes is usually caused by the herpes simplex viruses type 2 (genital HSV-2). Genital herpes infection is common, one out of five adolescents and adults, have had genital HSV infection. Genital herpes also could be caused by the herpes simplex viruses type 1 (HSV-1)，but HSV-1 commonly causes infections of the mouth and lips, so-called “fever blisters.”Genital herpes is recurrent painful genital sores in many adults of infections. People who diagnosed with a first episode of genital herpes could be expected to have several (typically four or five) outbreaks (symptomatic recurrences) within one year.