DEFINITION
Smallpox disease or known as Herpes by the medical community is an inflammatory disease of skin characterized by the formation of bubbles filled with water in groups. Smallpox disease or Herpes There are two kinds of class, and Herpes Zoster Herpes Genetalis.
Genital herpes is an infection or inflammation (bubble blisters) on the skin especially on the genitals (vagina, penis, including the door anus / rectum and the buttocks and groin / groin) due to Herpes Simplex Virus (VHS), while Herpes Zoster or by name Another 'shingles' is a skin infection caused by varicella-zoster virus that causes bubbles in the liquid almost the entire body.
Herpes Zoster is also said to be an infectious disease of the skin which is a continuation of the chickenpox (chicken pox) because of a virus that attacks are the same, only there is a difference with chicken pox. Herpes Zoster is characterized smallpox larger bubbles and clusters in certain parts of the body, can in the back, forehead, or chest.
Transmission
In general, all types of herpes can be transmitted through direct contact. However, in herpes zoster, which occurs in diseases such as smallpox (chickenpox), the transmission can be through sneezing, coughing, contaminated clothing, and touch up bubbles / blisters that burst. Genital herpes disease (genetalia), transmission occurs through sexual behavior. So this genetalis Herpes disease sometimes suffered as a result of oral sex oral section. The symptoms will arise in the period 7-21 days after a person is in contact (infected) varicella-zoster virus.
Someone who never had chicken pox and then recovered, the virus is actually not 100% lost from the body, but hiding in the dorsal ganglion cells with sensory nervous system. When the immune system (immune) weakened, the virus will return in the form of herpes zoster attack which caused symptoms similar to chickenpox disease (chickenpox). For someone who has never had chicken pox, if attacked by the varicella-zoster virus is not directly experienced herpes zoster but had chicken pox first.
SYMPTOMS
Signs and symptoms caused by the herpes virus attacks in general are fever, chills, shortness of breath, pain in joints or sore in one part of the body, the appearance of reddish spots on the skin that eventually form a liquid bubble. Another gripe is that sometimes the patient felt abdominal pain.
TREATMENT
In patients with smallpox are most important thing is to keep the bubble does not burst so that the liquid does not leave scars and an entry point for other bacteria (secondary infection), among others, by giving powder (talc) to help lubricate the skin. If the patient can not stand the cold conditions it is advisable not to bathe, because it can lead to shock.
Drugs given to people with smallpox is intended to reduce complaints of existing symptoms such as pain and fever, such as paracetamol given. Giving Acyclovir tablets (Desciclovir, famciclovir, valacyclovir, and penciclovir) as antiviral aims to reduce fever, pain, complications and protect a person from the inability of the immune system against the herpes virus. Should acyclovir drug administration during the emergence of pain or burning feeling on skin, no need to wait for the emergence of a bubble of fluid (blisters).
In a serious condition in which someone immune system very weak, small-pox disease (herpes) should get treatment terapy intravenous (IV) Acyclovir. In an effort to prevent a person should get the vaccine varicella zoster virus immunization. In healthy children aged 1-12 years is given only once. Immunizations can be given once again at puberty to establish immunity to 60% - 80%. After that, to improve, give immunizations once again as an adult. This acquired immunity can last up to 10 years.
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