whats the diifferance between gential/oral warts and herpies?
whats the diifferance between gential/oral warts and herpies
Genital herpes and cold sores (oral herpes) are caused by the herpes simplex virus. Usually cold sores are caused by herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV1) but they can also be caused by herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV2). Genital herpes is usually caused by HSV2, but it can also be caused by HSV1. Genital herpes causes flulike symptoms, such as fever, headache, and muscle aches. It also causes painful, itchy blisters on the penis, on the vulva, or inside the vagina. Blisters may also appear on the anus, buttocks, thighs, or scrotum, either alone or in clusters. The blisters break and become shallow, painful, oozing sores. Genital warts are caused by HPV (Human papillomavirus). There are over 120 different kinds of HPV; most are harmless. There are several different kinds that can cause genital warts including kinds 6, 11, 30, 42, 43, 44, 45, 51, 52, and 54. Types 6 and 11 make up about 90% of genital wart cases. Warts may look like tiny bunches of cauliflower or like flat, white areas that are very difficult to see. In women and men, warts may appear in the groin, on and around the genitals, in the urethra, or in the rectum or anus. Both viruses are incurable and are basically spread the same way. Herpes and HPV can be spread by sex (vaginal, oral and anal) and by DIRECT skin to skin contact. Both viruses can also be passed down from a mother to an infant during birth, but this is REALLY rare.
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March 26th, 2007 at 4:30 pm
Warts and herpes are two totally different virus'.
Both nasty, both incurable, both contagious through any kind of contact (not just sexual), but different virus'.
Well, they can burn off the warts with a chemical, but it can keep coming back for a long time.
Look both of them up on http://www.wikipedia.org for more details.
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March 26th, 2007 at 5:18 pm
Genital Warts
What are Genital Warts?
Genital warts are viral lesions that affect approximately eight million Americans per year. Lesser known but more common than herpes, genital warts are transmitted by sexual contact. The small growths, technically known as condylomata, are caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV).
What is human papillomavirus?
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common causes of sexually transmitted disease (STD) in the world. Health experts estimate that there are more cases of genital HPV infection than of any other STD in the United States. According to the American Social Health Association, approximately 5.5 million new cases of sexually transmitted HPV infections are reported every year. At least 20 million Americans are already infected.
Scientists have identified more than 100 types of HPV, most of which are harmless. About 30 types are spread through sexual contact. Some types of HPV that cause genital infections can also cause cervical cancer and other genital cancers.
Like many STDs, genital HPV infections often do not have visible signs and symptoms. One study sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) reported that almost half of the women infected with HPV had no obvious symptoms. People who are infected but who have no symptoms may not know they can transmit HPV to others or that they can develop complications from the virus.
What are the Symptoms?
Genital warts have an average incubation period of three months, although they can develop anywhere within three weeks to eight months of exposure. The warts typically occur around the genital areas, the anus and the urinary passageways, appearing as single or multiple cauliflower-like pink or red swellings. They can be large and protruding, or flat. Other possible symptoms include itching, burning and tenderness around the affected area. Often, however, the warts may initially be painless and not cause any symptoms so patients may not be aware that they are infected.
Genital warts are most common among individuals aged 15 to 29. People who engage in frequent sexual activity with multiple partners have a higher risk of contracting the virus.
How are genital warts spread?
Genital warts are very contagious and are spread during oral, genital, or anal sex with an infected partner. About two-thirds of people who have sexual contact with a partner with genital warts will develop warts, usually within three months of contact.
In women, the warts occur on the outside and inside of the vagina, on the opening (cervix) to the womb (uterus), or around the anus. In men, genital warts are less common. If present, they usually are seen on the tip of the penis. They also may be found on the shaft of the penis, on the scrotum, or around the anus. Rarely, genital warts also can develop in the mouth or throat of a person who has had oral sex with an infected person.
Genital warts often occur in clusters and can be very tiny or can spread into large masses in the genital or anal area.
Why Should Genital Warts be Treated?
Not only are genital warts highly contagious, but there is strong evidence that the HPV virus causes cervical cancer in women, cancer of the penis in men, and anal cancer in both sexes. The HPV virus can also be transmitted from a pregnant woman to her child through the birth canal as she gives birth.
It is important that all sexual partners be treated for genital warts. If only one partner is treated, it is likely that he or she will easily be reinfected by the untreated partner. In addition, the presence of other concomitant sexually transmitted diseases is much more likely in patients with existing genital warts. Early recognition and prompt treatment can help prevent later complications.
What are the Treatments?
Genital warts often disappear even without treatment. In other cases, they eventually may develop a fleshy, small raised growth that looks like cauliflower. There is no way to predict whether the warts will grow or disappear. Therefore, if you suspect you have genital warts, you should be examined and treated, if necessary.
Depending on factors such as the size and location of the genital warts, a doctor will offer you one of several ways to treat them.
Genital Herpes
OVERVIEW
Genital herpes is an infection of the genitals, buttocks, or anal area caused by herpes simplex virus (HSV). There are two types of HSV.
HSV type 1 most commonly infects the mouth and lips, causing sores known as fever blisters or cold sores. It is also an important cause of sores to the genitals.
HSV type 2 is the usual cause of genital herpes, but it also can infect the mouth.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 out of 5 American teenagers and adults is infected with HSV-2. Women are more commonly infected than men. In the United States, 1 out of 4 women is infected with HSV-2.
Since the late 1970s, the number of people with genital herpes infection has increased 30 percent nationwide. The largest increase has been among teens and young adults.
TRANSMISSION
If you have genital herpes infection, you can easily pass or transmit the virus to an uninfected partner during sex.
Most people get genital herpes by having sex with someone who is shedding the herpes virus either during an outbreak or during a period with no symptoms. People who do not know they have herpes play an important role in transmission.
You can transmit herpes through close contact other than sexual intercourse, through oral sex or close skin-to-skin contact, for example.
The virus is spread rarely, if at all, by objects such as a toilet seat or hot tub.
Reduce your risk of spreading herpes
People with herpes should follow a few simple steps to avoid spreading the infection to other places on their body or other people.
Avoid touching the infected area during an outbreak, and wash your hands after contact with the area.
Do not have sexual contact (vaginal, oral, or anal) from the time of first genital symptoms until symptoms are completely gone.
TREATMENT
Although there is no cure for genital herpes, your health care provider might prescribe an antiviral medicine to treat your symptoms and to help prevent future outbreaks. This can decrease the risk of passing herpes to sexual partners. Medicines to treat genital herpes are
Acyclovir (Zovirax)
Famciclovir (Famvir)
Valacyclovir (Valtrex)
SYMPTOMS
Symptoms of herpes are called outbreaks. The first outbreak appears within 2 weeks after you become infected and can last for several weeks. These symptoms might include tingling or sores near the area where the virus has entered the body, such as on the genital or rectal area, on buttocks or thighs, or occasionally on other parts of the body where the virus has entered through broken skin. They also can occur inside the vagina and on the cervix in women, or in the urinary passage of women and men. Small red bumps appear first, develop into small blisters, and then become itchy, painful sores that might develop a crust and will heal without leaving a scar.
Sometimes, there is a crack or raw area or some redness without pain, itching, or tingling.
Other symptoms that may accompany the first (and less often future) outbreak of genital herpes are fever, headache, muscle aches, painful or difficult urination, vaginal discharge, and swollen glands in the groin area.
Often, though, people don't recognize their first or subsequent outbreaks. People who have mild or no symptoms at all may not think they are infected with herpes. They can still transmit the virus to others, however.
Recurrence of herpes outbreaks
In most people, the virus can become active and cause outbreaks several times a year. This is called a recurrence, and infected people can have symptoms. HSV remains in certain nerve cells of your body for life. When the virus is triggered to be active, it travels along the nerves to your skin. There, it makes more virus and sometimes new sores near the site of the first outbreak.
Recurrences are generally much milder than the first outbreak of genital herpes. HSV-2 genital infection is more likely to result in recurrences than HSV-1 genital infection. Recurrences become less common over time.
Symptoms from recurrences might include itching, tingling, vaginal discharge, and a burning feeling or pain in the genital or anal area. Sores may be present during a recurrence, but sometimes they are small and easily overlooked.
Sometimes, the virus can become active but not cause any visible sores or any symptoms. During these times, small amounts of the virus may be shed at or near places of the first infection, in fluids from the mouth, penis, or vagina, or from barely noticeable sores. This is called asymptomatic (without symptoms) shedding. Even though you are not aware of the shedding, you can infect a sexual partner during this time. Asymptomatic shedding is an important factor in the spread of herpes.
DIAGNOSIS
Your health care provider can diagnose typical genital herpes by looking at the sores. Some cases, however, are more difficult to diagnose.
The virus sometimes, but not always, can be detected by a laboratory test called a culture. A culture is done when your health care provider uses a swab to get and study material from a suspected herpes sore. You may still have genital herpes, however, even if your culture is negative (which means it does not show HSV).
A blood test cannot show whether you are having a herpes outbreak, but it can show if you are infected with HSV. Newer blood tests, called type-specific tests, can tell whether you are infected with HSV-1 or HSV-2. Blood tests cannot tell between genital and other herpes infections. Health experts assume, however, that if you are positive for HSV-2, you have had genital infection.
Coping with herpes
A diagnosis of genital herpes can have emotional effects whether or not symptoms are present. If you have genital herpes, you are probably concerned about the effect of your disease on personal relationships. In addition, your sexual partner may be concerned about their risk of infection. Proper counseling and treatment can help you and your partner learn to cope with the disease.
PREVENTION
Because herpes can be transmitted from someone who has no symptoms, using these precautions is not enough to prevent transmission. Recently, the Food and Drug Administration approved Valtrex for use in preventing transmission of genital herpes. It has to be taken continuously by the infected person, and while it significantly decreases the risk of the transmission of herpes, transmission can still occur.
Do not have oral genital contact in the presence of any symptoms or findings of oral herpes.
Using barriers such as condoms during sexual activity may decrease transmission, but transmission can occur even if condoms are used correctly. Condoms may not cover all infected areas.
COMPLICATIONS
Genital herpes infections usually do not cause serious health problems in healthy adults. In some people whose immune systems do not work properly, genital herpes outbreaks can be unusually severe and long lasting.
Occasionally, people with normal immune systems can get herpes infection of the eye, called ocular herpes. Ocular herpes is usually caused by HSV-1 but sometimes by HSV-2. It can occasionally result in serious eye disease, including blindness.
A woman with herpes who is pregnant can pass the infection to her baby. A baby born with herpes might die or have serious brain, skin, or eye problems. Pregnant women who have herpes, or whose sex partner has herpes should discuss the situation with her health care provider. Together they can make a plan to reduce her or her baby's risk of getting infected. Babies who are born with herpes do better if the disease is recognized and treated early.
Genital herpes, like other genital diseases that cause sores, is important in the spread of HIV infection.
RESEARCH
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) supports research on genital herpes and HSV. Studies are currently underway to develop better treatments for the millions of people who suffer from genital herpes. While some scientists are carrying out clinical trials to determine the best way to use existing medicines, others are studying the biology of HSV. NIAID scientists have identified certain genes and enzymes (proteins) that the virus needs to survive. They are hopeful that drugs aimed at disrupting these viral targets might lead to the design of more effective treatments.
Meanwhile, other researchers are devising methods to control the virus' spread. Two important means of preventing HSV infection are vaccines and topical microbicides.
Several different vaccines are in various stages of development. These include vaccines made from proteins on the HSV cell surface, peptides or chains of amino acids, and the DNA of the virus itself. NIAID and GlaxoSmithKline are supporting a large clinical trial in women of an experimental vaccine that may help prevent transmission of genital herpes. The trial is being conducted at more than 35 sites nationwide. For more information, click here Herpevac Trial for Women or go to herpesvaccine.nih.gov.
Topical microbicides, preparations containing microbe-killing compounds, are also in various stages of development and testing. These include gels, creams, or lotions that a woman could insert into the vagina prior to intercourse to prevent infection.
An NIAID-supported clinical trial demonstrated that once-daily suppressive therapy using valacyclovir significantly reduces risk of transmission of genital herpes to an uninfected partner. This is the first time an antiviral medication had been shown to reduce the risk of transmission of an STI. This strategy may contribute to preventing the spread of genital herpes.
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March 26th, 2007 at 7:21 pm
it depends. some might be herpes simplex type I virus or type II, or it could be Human Papiloma Virus.
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March 27th, 2007 at 9:24 am
Genital herpes and cold sores (oral herpes) are caused by the herpes simplex virus. Usually cold sores are caused by herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV1) but they can also be caused by herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV2). Genital herpes is usually caused by HSV2, but it can also be caused by HSV1. Genital herpes causes flulike symptoms, such as fever, headache, and muscle aches. It also causes painful, itchy blisters on the penis, on the vulva, or inside the vagina. Blisters may also appear on the anus, buttocks, thighs, or scrotum, either alone or in clusters. The blisters break and become shallow, painful, oozing sores.
Genital warts are caused by HPV (Human papillomavirus). There are over 120 different kinds of HPV; most are harmless. There are several different kinds that can cause genital warts including kinds 6, 11, 30, 42, 43, 44, 45, 51, 52, and 54. Types 6 and 11 make up about 90% of genital wart cases. Warts may look like tiny bunches of cauliflower or like flat, white areas that are very difficult to see. In women and men, warts may appear in the groin, on and around the genitals, in the urethra, or in the rectum or anus.
Both viruses are incurable and are basically spread the same way. Herpes and HPV can be spread by sex (vaginal, oral and anal) and by DIRECT skin to skin contact. Both viruses can also be passed down from a mother to an infant during birth, but this is REALLY rare.
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Personal experience. I have had both genital herpes and HPV for 6 years. I have had both cervical cancer and genital warts from my HPV.
March 29th, 2007 at 10:57 am
warts look like a regular wart like the kind you can get on your finger,(ect…) they don't hurt and they are not curable but they are treatable. herpes look like lesions, blisters and they hurt real bad. they make you itch and it feels like your area is on fire. there is no cure but they can be treated
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