Herpes is a common viral infection caused by a double-stranded DNA virus. It causes oral herpes (cold sores or fever blisters), and genital herpes (genital sores or sores below the waist).
There are two herpes simplex viruses:
Herpes Simplex Type 1 (HSV-1)
Herpes Simplex Type 2 (HSV-2)
These viruses look identical under the microscope, and either type can infect the mouth or genitals. Most commonly, however, HSV-1 occurs above the waist, and HSV-2 below.
Herpes simplex 1 and 2 viruses are similar in that they are both transmitted by direct contact and can sometimes cause intensely painful fluid-filled blisters, containing millions of infectious virus particles. The first outbreak usually occurs within two weeks after the virus is transmitted, and the sores typically heal within two to four weeks. Other signs and symptoms during the primary episode may include a second crop of sores, and flu-like symptoms, including fever and swollen glands. After initial infection, these viruses both travel to sensory nerves, where they reside as life-long, latent viruses because they are chronic viral infections.
People who carry the virus may still shed the virus from their skin when no symptoms are present, and unknowingly transmit the virus to their partners. This is called "asymptomatic shedding."
About 50 to 80 percent of American adults have oral herpes, which is commonly called cold sores or fever blisters. - About one in five adults in the United States has genital herpes. However, most people (up to 90%) don’t know they are infected because their symptoms are too mild to notice or mistaken for another condition.
Herpes infection can be severe in people with suppressed immune systems.
There are other conditions sometimes mistaken for herpes:
Bacterial or yeast infections - do not usually produce blistering.
Canker sores (aphthous ulcers) - are gray with a distinct edge, usually occur inside the mouth and usually heal within 10-14 days without treatment.
Impetigo - a highly infectious bacterial disease that often produces crusty blisters and is more common among children.
Molluscum contagiosum (molluscum) - like herpes, molluscum is a viral infection of the skin, but unlike herpes, molluscum produces lesions that are raised, with a central dimple.
Syphilis - a bacterial infection that causes chancres sometimes mistaken for blisters caused by genital herpes, but unlike genital herpes, Syphilis does not usually produce a cluster of blisters, and it usually responds well to antibiotics.
Dr. Ku's Ointment is a completely safe and natural treatment for herpes (as opposed to supressive therapy) as the medicinal oils have the following properties that help heal the cold sores:
AntiViral - Directly attack and kill the virus that is responsible for the outbreaks.
Immune Stimulant - Enhance and boost a person's immune system which is often compromised by the herpes virus.
Anesthetic - Ease the pain sometimes associated with herpes outbreaks.
Scientific tests in Germany have shown that one of the medicinal oils in Dr. Ku's Ointment is toxic to the herpes virus and can quickly heal cold sores.
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