The Herpes Family

How does the herpes virus operate?

In order to live herpes free, you need to know how the virus works and what it is actually doing in your body. You need to understand what happens when you become infected and what happens each time you have an outbreak or recurrence.

This will help you understand how certain treatments work and how things like your diet and exercise can reduce or eliminate the recurrence of outbreaks if you have herpes.

Common Herpes Questions

Now that you know that herpes is caused by a virus, do you understand how the virus works in your body? Do you know why there is no cure for herpes? This is one of the most misunderstood viruses known to affect humans and also one of the most common.

The herpes simplex virus is in the same family of virus that causes chicken pox, mononucleosis and shingles (herpes zoster). There are no cures for viruses (think of the common cold) but there are treatments available to help with the symptoms. However, once you have herpes, it will be with you for the rest of your life (unless a cure is discovered in your lifetime).

Herpes Symptoms

In many cases, herpes doesn't cause any symptoms, so it's possible for a person to carry it and unknowingly pass it on to someone else. In other cases, herpes infections can lead to infections in other parts of the body. There's no cure for herpes. In fact, once you have been infected with the herpes virus, it's in your body forever.

There are herpes medications that can lessen some of the discomfort that outbreaks cause and medications to help prevent outbreaks from occurring. Probably the best of these are the topical anti-septic herpes treatments such as Dynamiclear which kills the herpes virus on contact.

There are things you can do to help protect yourself - and your family -from getting infected by the virus. The best way to handle this is to educate yourself as much as possible about the virus.

Herpes Outbreaks

Sometimes people who have oral or genital herpes only ever have one outbreak. You may have an outbreak of genital herpeswhen you first contract the virus, or you might not. In some cases, the extent of the outbreak is so mild, you might not recognize it for what it is. Other people have many outbreaks, which are less painful and shorter than the initial episode.

To understand this, you need to know that the herpes simplex virus can exist in two different stages- the active stage, when lesions are growing on the skin and the latent stage when the virus is lying dormant in the nervous system. The virus can move from a latent stage into an active stage and cause a reoccurrence. There are different reasons for this and different things that may cause or contribute to a reoccurrence. Also, every person's body reacts differently to the virus which is why some people have more outbreaks than others.

Topical Herpes Treatments		Rating
	Dynamiclear is probably the most successful topical herpes treatment ever. Just one application per outbreak needed. Dynamiclear kills the virus on contact and is applied with an ear bud directly onto the site of the outbreak. Excellent value and 100% 6 month money back guarantee. Click here to order Dynamiclear.	Read our Review
	H-Away and H-Prevention - Fast acting gentle formula! Heals herppes outbreaks quickly and effectively. Control future outbreaks - Use H-prevention formula controls your outbreaks! Money Back Guarantee - Unconditional 60 Day Money Back Guarantee! Click here to order H-Away.
Herpes Dating Sites		Rating
StdFriends	Meet other STD singles in you city or on the other side of the world. Free to join! Click here for FREE signup details.
Generic Prescription Herpes Medications		Rating
Generic Valtrex - slows the growth and spread of the herpes virus so that the body can fight off the infection. Lessens the symptoms of these infections and shortens the length of time you are sick. Click here to order generic Valtrex.
Prescription Herpes Medications
Valtrex - Valtrex comes in tablet tablet. To treat genital herpes it is usually taken twice a day for 5 days. For cold sores, Valtrex is usually taken for one day only. Click here to order Valtrex.
Acyclovir - Acyclovir is used to treat herpes infections of the skin, lip, and genitals; herpes zoster (shingles); and chickenpox. It does not cure herpes infections but decreases pain and itching and promotes healing. Click here to order Acyclovir.
Famvir - Famvir is an oral antiviral prescription medication. The usual dose of Famvir is one 125-mg pill, twice a day, for 5 days. Suppressive treatment: if you have frequent or severe outbreaks, you take one 250-mg pill, twice a day, for up to 1 year to suppress the genital herpes virus and help to prevent outbreaks. Patients with HIV: Famvir is the only prescription oral antiviral therapy indicated for treating genital. In patients with herpes simplex and HIV, the dose of Famvir is 500 mg, twice a day, for 7 days. Click here to order Famvir.

"I am very pleased with the results. It reduced the frequency as well as the severity of my outbreaks. When I had an...”

A.M., Clermont, Iowa