Herpes virus invading cell wall
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Question by Jon: what is the difference between genital shingles and herpes? and how can you tell the diference ?
from what i can find shingles and herpes seem to be identical ? the only difference i can find is that herpes is transmitted sexually and shingles comes from chicknpox. but i cant find a way to tell genital shingles from herpes ?
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Answer by Fiona
Hi! Genital shingles and genital herpes just come from different strains of the herpes virus.
Chicken pox is the herpes zoster virus and once you have the infection it remains dormant in your body…usually attaching itself to nerve cells…it can return in the form of shingles and it causes an outbreak of painful blisters that runs along the nerve…this is what makes it so painful and tingly. So it is possible for the outbreak to occur anywhere you have nerves…basically anywhere on your body. If you have an outbreak in the genital area it will be diagnosed as genital shingles. It is not sexual transmitted.
Genital herpes is the herpes simplex type2 virus…it is contagious in the blister and crusting over phase and is incurable. It lies dormant in the system and outbreaks can and often do return….you would get Zovirax treatment from your doctor or GUM clinic to make recurring outbreaks less painful and ferocious.
Herpes simplex type1 is the cold sore virus…which also recurs.
Hope this helps! 
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