The stages herpes outbreaks can be difficult and painful. However, with understanding and knowledge, outbreaks can either be stopped altogether or at least have the most intense symptoms minimized. Herpes outbreaks can be best explained by detailing the stages of the virus and the symptoms of an outbreak.
HSV2 is spread through sexual activity or contact. After you have contracted HSV2, it can lie dormant in the ganglia at the base of your spine for months or even years. Some people never experience the symptoms of herpes. When the HSV2 is dormant in your body, it is undetectable by your immune system and is thus impossible to ever completely eliminate. There is no cure for genital herpes.
While there is not yet any scientific understanding of exactly what triggers herpes outbreaks (suspected culprits are friction at the outbreak site, ultraviolet light, unresolved anger, imbalance of amino acid levels), once the virus becomes active it will start traveling through the nerve paths in and around your genital region. Possible early symptoms can be intense itching, tingling, or slight burning at the potential site of the outbreak.
Your immune system will sense the virus in your body and begin to fight it almost immediately. You can know this to be true by the immune fighting responses your body will experience, such as swollen lymph nodes, muscle aches, headaches, and possibly fever. Often (with a little boost) your immunity can abort the attack or the severity of the herpes outbreak can be decreased. A few recommended immune supplements would be Vitamin C, zinc, oil of oregano and/or panax ginseng.
You can expect a cluster of blisters, a rash, or a single sore or lesion should the HSV2 virus develop into a full outbreak. Possible pain or swelling is also reported. Experience has told us that herpes outbreaks are rarely the same between carriers, and that symptoms can drastically differ between both duration and intensity of symptoms. Itching and burning are the two most commonly reported symptoms.
As the herpes symptoms start to heal, you should experience a decrease in any swelling, redness or pain. A crust should also form over any sore or blister which protects the new skin growing underneath. It is vital to not physically interfere with the healing process in any way as this could cause scarring. Please note that it is rare for any pain or residual effects to remain after the outbreak has completely healed.
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