Post Date April, 15 2023
Genital herpes caused by herpes simplex virus (HSV) sexually transmitted diseases are mainly HSV-2 caused by sexually transmitted diseases, and a few are HSV-1. It is one of the common sexually transmitted diseases. Genital herpes can recur, which has a great impact on the health and psychology of patients; Newborns can also be infected through placenta and birth canal, resulting in congenital infection. Therefore, the disease is also one of the more serious public health problems, and attention should be paid to its effective prevention and control.
treatment
Antiviral treatment is mainly used for treatment. The main purpose of treatment is to relieve symptoms, relieve pain, shorten the course of disease and prevent secondary infection. The current treatment has not completely eliminated the virus and recurrence.
1。 General therapy
(1) It is mainly to keep the local clean and dry. It can be washed with isotonic saline every day, and those who suffer from pain can take painkillers orally to give spiritual comfort.
(2) Antibiotic ointment can be used externally for patients with bacterial infection.
(3) For patients with obvious local pain, 5% lidocaine hydrochloride ointment or oral analgesic can be used externally.
(4) Psychological support, explaining the nature of the disease, the cause of recurrence, and how to treat and treat it, so as to enhance the confidence in fighting against the disease.
2. Antiviral drug treatment
The recommended treatment regimen includes: acyclovir, oral, 5 times a day; Or acyclovir, oral, 3 times a day; Or valaciclovir, oral, twice a day; Or famciclovir, oral, 3 times a day. Like this. If it is the first genital herpes, the course of treatment is 7-10 days; The course of treatment for recurrent genital herpes is 5 days. People with frequent recurrence need to take a lower dose of treatment for a long time.
Prevention of genital herpes
（1） Patients with active genital herpes are absolutely prohibited from having sexual relations with anyone, and are prohibited from having sexual relations with anyone;
（2） Sexual intercourse is prohibited during treatment, and spouse should also be checked if necessary;
（3） The nursing of local damage should be kept clean and dry to prevent secondary infection;
（4） After cure or recurrence, attention should be paid to prevent the inducing factors such as cold, cold and fatigue to reduce recurrence.
At present, there is no special prevention method. Animal experiments show that vaccination with dead HSV vaccine or live attenuated HSV vaccine has immune effect, so the virus is closely related to some cancers, so routine prevention is not carried out. Recently, purified herpes virus envelope glycoprotein can avoid the cancer risk of herpes virus DNA.
