Is genital herpes contagious

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Genital herpes has been more than 4 months, now the itching is not good, and now leucorrhea also began to be abnormal, the day the doctor prescribed medicine, now taking medicine conditioning, let's share the next genital herpes infection.

Is genital herpes contagious

Route 1: sexual contact. This route of transmission is the main route of transmission, accounting for more than 90% of patients. It includes sexual intercourse, warm kissing, and hugging. Genital skin and mucous membrane thin, rich blood vessels, sexual intercourse in a state of extreme congestion, sexual friction can cause subtle damage, for the invasion of the virus to create conditions.

Route 2: indirect contact infection. In daily life, the clothes, daily necessities, toilet and bath towel worn by the patients may be contaminated by the secretions of the patients and carry genital herpes virus. Healthy people who live closely with the patients with genital herpes are easy to be infected when they come into contact with the articles stained with virus.

Route 3: blood borne infection. The disease has a long incubation period. Although the patient is infected with herpes virus, it can have no clinical manifestations. If the healthy person or other patients with various diseases input blood or blood products provided by them, the recipient can be infected with the disease.

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It has effect on infants. Genital herpes virus is not fatal to adults, but pregnant women with herpes may transmit the virus to their newborns during childbirth. This can damage the brain of the newborn, and even take the baby's life.