What are the signs of genital herpes?

Learn the full range, from mild to severe.

Advanced Reading: Herpes can spread from one infected person, who shows no sign of infection, to another. There’s no cure for herpes but reducing the spread of infection in people without symptoms of the disease is possible. Find out how you can help reduce herpes infection. (Note: this article was written for doctors.)

Learn the difference between the two types of herpes simplex virus.

This reports showed that HSV-2 was found in nearly half of women with invasive cervical cancer. However current research does not show a connection between herpes and cervical cancer.

Why pregnant women should be extra careful to avoid getting herpes.

How to minimize the risk. (This link takes you to the American Social Health Association website.)

This surgery may be required to avoid passing on herpes simplex to a newborn.

The herpes virus usually lives around the nerve fibers in humans without ever causing a problem. Occasionally, the viruses will start to multiply, or move from one area of the body to another. See how HSV type 1 can infect the eye.

Herpes viruses can cause viral meningitis, an inflammation of the tissues that cover the brain and spinal cord. Fever, severe headache, stiff neck, bright lights hurting the eyes, drowsiness, or confusion are some of the symptoms. Read more about this condition.