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Oral Herpes And Genital Herpes. What Is The Difference And How Is It Transmitted?
Question: What is the incidence rate of oral herpes and genital herpes? What's the difference between the two types and how are they transmitted? How often should I be tested for this?
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Thanks for your query.
Incidence of herpes differs with age and with you age in account the incidence in recent is around 60% amongst which about 16% are symptomatic rest will have subclinical infection without any symptoms or lesions.The picture is same with genital herpes too.
Oral herpes is most commonly caused by Herpes simplex Type 1 virus and genital herpes by Herpes simplex type 2 also on minimal occasions there is overlapping.The mode of infection in both is by contact.Oral herpes can be transmitted by kissing the infected individual , by sharing the articles like cigarette,towels,tumbler,touch etc.Genital herpes is via sexual contact.Genital herpes is serious compared to oral herpes in terms of symptoms and resistance to treatment.
Male or female in a sexual relationship should be tested at-least every 6 months for the herpes regularly to ascertain the safety.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Thanks for your query.
Incidence of herpes differs with age and with you age in account the incidence in recent is around 60% amongst which about 16% are symptomatic rest will have subclinical infection without any symptoms or lesions.The picture is same with genital herpes too.
Oral herpes is most commonly caused by Herpes simplex Type 1 virus and genital herpes by Herpes simplex type 2 also on minimal occasions there is overlapping.The mode of infection in both is by contact.Oral herpes can be transmitted by kissing the infected individual , by sharing the articles like cigarette,towels,tumbler,touch etc.Genital herpes is via sexual contact.Genital herpes is serious compared to oral herpes in terms of symptoms and resistance to treatment.
Male or female in a sexual relationship should be tested at-least every 6 months for the herpes regularly to ascertain the safety.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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