How to Reduce the Spread of Herpes

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The active stage of herpes is the infectious stage. Even though there may not be any visible signs like sores or blisters, the virus can still be active. There was a medical study that showed the spread of herpes with no visible signs was 70 percent.

When an individual's body is receptive to a particular type of herpes virus it is necessary for contact with an infectious individual for them to become infected. The infected individual must be in the active stage and have physical contact, usually sexual, to spread the virus.

To lessen the danger of being infected, precautions should be taken if the other individual has visible signs or not. Honesty is an absolute necessity here. Tell your sexual partners before making any physical contact. At times when there are visible signs, sores or blisters, avoid physical contact. Always practice 'safe sex' by the use of condoms for anal or vaginal sex and for oral sex use a dental dam which is a piece of latex. These are helps but not total protective devises because not all the skin can be covered. See your health care professional for possible antiviral medications.

Active signs of herpes is definitely not an area to be touching. For instance, if there are sores in the mouth then no kissing, etc. If there are sores on your fingers then keep them away from everyone. If your genitals are involved in the breakout, no sexual contact. Kissing is okay as long as there are no mouth sores. Contact can be okay during an active outbreak of herpes as long as the affected areas are not involved. It is crucial, however, to be very careful to keep any affected areas away from your partner.

You can catch sexually transmitted diseases any time you have unprotected sex with a partner who is already infected. The organisms that cause sexually transmitted diseases may pass from person to person are in blood, semen or vaginal fluids.

Remember, it does take person to person contact to spread herpes and it does not matter if the infected person is aware of their condition or not. Most commonly, there are no visual signs at first. Also, when symptoms do appear they can easily be mistaken for other conditions which will prolong an accurate diagnosis and eminent treatment.

Over a period of time total abstinence can be damaging to the id. Self esteem is a very fragile commodity and it is not necessary to alter your lifestyle completely. Just bear in mind that it is possible to spread the herpes virus from infected areas to another person. Always wash your hands any time you touch an infected area and in general try to avoid any kind of contact with any areas of infection.