Genital Herpes / Genitalni herpes

Genital herpes.

In developed countries, genital herpes is, together with papillomavirus infections, among the most common sexually transmitted diseases. HSV is a dormant virus causing lifelong infection and recurring with or without clinical symptoms. Exposure to lesions and to asymptomatic viral shedding result in transmission. Thus, in most cases, finding the exact path of viral transmission is impossible. T...

Genital Herpes: A Review.

Genital herpes is a common sexually transmitted disease, affecting more than 400 million persons worldwide. It is caused by herpes simplex virus (HSV) and characterized by lifelong infection and periodic reactivation. A visible outbreak consists of single or clustered vesicles on the genitalia, perineum, buttocks, upper thighs, or perianal areas that ulcerate before resolving. Symptoms of prima...

Treatment of recurrent genital Herpes with Imiquimod: A case report

In this report, a 32 year-old patient is reported who was suffering from recurrent genital herpes for 3 years and her disease could not be controlled with conventional treatment methods. But, application of Imiquimod 5% cream, 3 times a week for 3 months, proved very effective with no recurrence for up to 7 months. Since recurrent genital herpes is the result of some immunologic dysfunctions ca...

Modelling the genital herpes epidemic.

Mathematical models are useful tools for summarizing and testing current knowledge about a system and predicting trends. Models have shown that medical and behavioural changes can substantially affect herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) transmission and can be used to develop rational epidemic control policies. The spread of the genital herpes epidemic and the potential impact of HSV antiviral ...

Short-course therapy for recurrent genital herpes and herpes labialis.