7. Why should a person be concerned about genital herpes-is it not just a cold s

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7. Why should a person be concerned about genital herpes-is it not just a cold sore on the genitals? Explain 8. Religious restrictions of a small North African community are preventing a World Health Organization project fronm reducing the incidence of gonorrhea. The community will not permit the testing of females for the disease. They can be treated, however, if they show outward evidence of the disease. Only males are allowed to participate fully in the project, with testing for the disease and treatment. The village elders argue that eradicating the disease from males would eventually remove it from the population. What the project? 9. What are some of the stimuli that can trigger reactivation of a latent herpesvirus infection? Speculate on why. 10. Why is herpes incurable? 11. It has been stated that the actual number of people in the United States who have genital herpes may be a lot higher than official statistics depict. What are some possible reasons for this discrepancy?

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7. Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted disease caused by herpes simplex virus type 1 or type 2. Genital herpes can cause painful sores in many adults and can be severe in people with suppressed immune system. If a person with genital herpes touches sores or the fluids from sores, they may transfer herpes to other parts of the body. This is particularly problematic if it is sensitive location such as eyes. Sometimes genital herpes infection can lead to miscarriage or premature birth. Herpes infection can be passed from mother to child resulting in a potentially fatal infection ( neonatal herpes). When the sores come in to contact with the mouth, or rectum during sex , they increase the risk of HIV transmission if either partner is HIV infected.

8. Treating only symptomatic women would leave many infected women untreated and they may act as carriers and they may transfer the disease atleast to some men.Disease is usually spread during period of Asymptomatic shedding,when people do not have symptoms. Women are at higher risk of contracting herpes than men, and risk increases for people with higher number of lifetime sexual partners. For the success of the project, identify societal issues( eg: religious restriction) that contribute to disparities and develop interventions to address those societal issues.

9. The stimuli that trigger reactivation of latent herpes simplex virus include stressful conditions, parturition, transport, super infection by another virus, re-housing, cyclophosphamide treatment. Reactivation of latent herpes virus could be induced by either immunodepression or by direct effect of the stimulus on the latently infected cells or by a combination of these two mechanisms.

10. Right now herpes is only treatable, not curable. However that may not always be the case. There are several avenues of research that are showing promise. These include micro- RNA treatments and immunotherapy for herpes. Latent herpes infections are effectively invisible to the drugs and the immune system. That's where the problem comes in. During active infections, some of the hidden virus wakes up to do its dirty work. That virus can be addressed through treatment. However as long as any herpes virus remain hidden, it's impossible for treatment to lead to a full cure.

11. The discrepancy is due to 85% of the people they do not know they have herpes because due to lack of symptoms.

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