Stages Of Herpes Outbreak:
The stages of herpes can be embarrassing and difficult to handle. However, with a little understanding and self care, outbreaks can be minimized or possibly eliminated. The symptoms of HSV2 can be best understood through an explanation of the stages of herpes and what happens during a the stages of a herpes outbreak.
HSV2 is transmitted through sexual contact. Once the virus enters your body (usually through the soft mucous membranes of the genital area), it can lie dormant for weeks, months or even years. When the HSV2 is dormant in your body, it is undetectable by your immune system and is thus impossible to ever completely eliminate. HSV2 has no cure.
Once the virus is triggered – and there is not yet any scientific understanding of exactly what triggers herpes outbreaks (suspects are extended levels of stress, unresolved anger, excessive friction at the outbreak site, ultraviolet light, imbalance of lysine/arginine levels) – the virus becomes active, traveling along the nerves in and around your genital region.
This begins the beginning stages of herpes being, tingling, intense itching and slight burning at the potential outbreak site.
Almost immediately, your body will detect the virus and begin to fight it. You can sense this is 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 help) your immunity can abort the attack or at least reduce the severity of the outbreaks.
One might consider oil of oregano, live enzymes, and or vitamin C and zinc as immune boosters.
If and when the herpes symptoms fully develop, a lesion or sore, or a cluster of bumps can develop at the site of the outbreak. It is very common for a herpes outbreak to differ both in the length of an outbreak and/or severity of symptoms. What is reported as very common is the intense itching and burning at the site of the outbreak for several days.
As the outbreak starts to heal you will feel a lessening in symptoms (swelling, pain, redness) and a crust may form over the sore or outbreak to protect the new skin forming underneath. It is very rare for any scarring or residual effects to linger after complete healing of any outbreaks.
Knowledge is power when understanding and treating the stages of HSV2.
There is a tremendous amount of further information at Genital Herpes.
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