The incubation period ranges from about 3-7 days. Based on whether someone had contacts with Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV-2), genital herpes infections have 2 phases, namely:
Phase of infection (lesions) Primary, characterized by:
Phase of infection (lesions) Primary, characterized by:
- Can occur without symptoms (asymptomatic)
- Beginning with a burning sensation, burning and itching on the affected area.
- Then the resulting vesicles (spots) clusters, easily broken, giving rise to injury (similar ulceration) on the surface of skin redness (erythema), and pain.
- Furthermore, to be followed by fever, malaise whole body (malaise) and muscle pain.
- Happened enlarged lymph nodes around the infected area genital herpes.