Why you should order a Herpes Test
Disclaimer: people should consult a physician before taking medical advice.
How to order a Herpes Test.
A Herpes test can be purchased to test for Herpes Simplex Virus, or HSV. Herpes Simplex Virus infections may lead to both painful blisters and sores. These Herpes Simplex Virus sores can occur on the skin. Having a Herpes Simplex Virus confirmation test is important to your overall health and peace of mind. If you are negative for Herpes Simplex Virus 1 or Herpes Simplex Virus 2, you will not have to worry about an outbreak of Herpes. You may experience a Herpes outbreak sometime in your life, if you have HSV 1 or HSV 2. Most people that test positive for Herpes will have at least one outbreak within their lifetime. Many outbreaks of Herpes will most likely occur. The area that will have the blister or sore will depend on what type of Herpes Simplex Virus that you test positive for.
A Herpes test will analyze your blood and tell you what type, if any, of Herpes Simplex Virus you have. Your blisters and sores will appear on your lips if you have acquired HSV type I. If you test positive for Herpes Simplex Virus type 2, your sores will likely appear on your genital area. If I test positive, then what is the cure for Herpes Simplex Virus type 1 and Herpes Simples Virus 2? Herpes Simplex Virus is as it states, a virus. There is no foreseeable cure for Herpes Simplex Virus type 1 or Herpes Simplex Virus type 2. If Herpes Simplex Virus 1 or Herpes Simples Virus 2 were a bacteria, it could easily be treated with an antibiotic. Too bad that is not the reality. The good news is that you can suppress or shorten the life cycle of Herpes Simplex Virus 1 and Herpes Simples Virus 2. Antiviral medications that can be ingested orally can shorten or suppress the viruses viral replication cycle. A few of the antiviral medications are Valtrex, Famvir, Acyclovir, and Zovirax.
The Herpes test analyzes for Herpes HSV I and HSV II also known as Herpes Simplex Virus I and Herpes Simplex II. STD test such as Herpes of the mouth and genital Herpes can be determined. HSV I tests for cold sores on the mouth and more recently on the genital area. Genital Herpes are determined by Herpes Simplex Virus II. {Over half of all humans are infected by either Herpes Simplex Virus type 1 or Herpes Simples Virus 2 in the US alone|Herpes Simplex Virus type 1 or Herpes Simples Virus 2 infects nearly fifty percent of all people in the US|Herpes Simplex Virus type 1 or Herpes Simples Virus 2 affects nearly 1 million active people in the United States.
