Herpes is purely diagnosed by symptoms, being a very common disease. It is usually diagnosed by dermatologists, urologists, gynecologists, and infectious disease specialists. Laboratory tests are occasionally run to look for the virus, because healing sores do not shed the virus. Results are usually available in two to even 10 days.
The only way to prevent genital herpes is to avoid contact with an infected person.
This solution is not a very easy one because many people aren't aware that they have the virus. The herpes simplex virus can be spread at any time, so condom use is recommended to prevent the spread of the virus to uninfected partners. No herpes vaccines have been created just yet, but new vaccines are being tested on humans currently. Although herpes doesn't decrease your life expectancy at all, it is still a lot of pain to go through life having.
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