• May 4, 2024

The herpes virus simple is usually identifiable by its characteristic injury: a blister of thin walls in an inflamed base of the skin; However, other conditions may resemble herpes, according to specialists in the University of Maryland Medical Center , so it must be diagnosed perfectly to avoid complications.

To know what is the herpes , as well as its general characteristics and the way in which you can prevent its contagion, we present the following video in which the obstetrician gynecologist Alejando Vázquez Alanís explains in interview with GetQoralHealth.

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Symptoms in the throat

The simple virus is the main cause of herpes labial, however, the lack of hygiene care when practicing oral sex and vaginal favors the development of this in the genitals.

In fact, it is the young people who usually present symptoms of the disease more frequently, which, according to specialists of the Journal of Infections Diseases , can be identified in the throat as:

1. Sore throat
2. Fever
3. Inflamed glands
4. Painful swallowing
5. Ampoules They can be small and red that ooze, or full of yellowish liquid, several blisters joints that grow and form an outbreak, as well as a large blister that eventually bursts and heals.

Also, as part of the symptoms of herpes oral and throat, may be burning, tingling and swelling around the mouth, lips and neck.

It should be noted that many of these symptoms usually disappear in two or three weeks, according to the evolution of the disease, so it is vital to go to the specialist in time for proper care, since other factors may exacerbate the herpes , like the sun, menstruation and the stress .

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