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Herpes like most of the other diseases and disorders also shows some kinds of symptoms. However, one has to be extremely careful that he/she does not ignore and neglect these symptoms as they might lead to dangerous consequences.

Genital Herpes is very dangerous as it is one of those diseases which can be transformed from one person to the other and signs of herpes should not be ignored.  One thing you need to keep in mind that the Herpes symptoms would occur within 2 to 20 days after the person is infected. The symptoms have the tendency to continue upto the period of about 2 weeks. One of the dangers associated with signs of herpes is the fact that the symptoms are so mild that usually the patient fails to notice them. Let us now glance at some of the Herpes symptoms.

• The infected area would experience tremendous amount of pain. The infected area would be very itchy and hence can also turn out to be very irritating for the patient.
• One of the most common Herpes symptoms is swollen lymph glands.
• You would notice that inflamed blisters would start developing around the area which is infected. These inflamed blisters would be extremely painful.
• A person who is developing Herpes disorder would always complain about headache.
• You would also feel a lot of pain in your muscles for long hours.
• Fever is also a very common herpes sign. The fever would be constant and mild initially.
• You would experience a burning sensation while you urinate as an infection would form in your urethra..
• You would also experience burning sensation in your genitals.
• A Herpes patient usually suffers from tremendous amount of Back pain. The pain is mostly experienced in the lower back area.

One of the most dangerous facts about genital herpes is the fact that the disorder would not always show symptoms and signs. Infact, it has been noticed that about 60% of the Herpes patient do not show any signs and symptoms at all.

Another dangerous fact about Herpes is the fact that it has a great chance of reoccurring. Hence, a Herpes patient can never relax even after he/she has been free from the disorder for some period of time and has to constantly check if the virus is going to hit them back again. The reoccurrence of Herpes is so common that most of the surveys revel that as many as 80 % of the herpes patient are visited by the virus again.   There are many different symptoms which can be noticed incase the virus is getting activated yet again. Let us go through some of the points to know as to why the virus gets activated again.

• A person who has recently suffered from herpes has to be strictly kept away from alcohol. Drinking alcohol is one of the main reasons for the reoccurrence of herpes.
• The patient should also not undergo any kind of a physical stress or mental stress. The stress can cause the reoccurrence of herpes.
• You should try and avoid exposure to severe sunlight. Exposure to sunlight can cause the virus to reactivate.

Let us now go through some of the symptoms that would indicate that the herpes virus is getting activated again.

• You would start experiencing the feeling of itching yet again.
• You would feel a certain numbness in your body
• One of the best ways of noticing symptoms of reoccurrence of herpes is to match the symptoms with those of flu. Most of the times the symptoms that are noticed during the reoccurrence of herpes are very similar to symptoms of flu.
• You would again start experiencing mild and constant fever.
• You would experience pain during the act of urination and you would start experiencing constant headache.

Most of the people tend to mistake the herpes symptoms into some normal symptoms. Many a times herpes symptoms and signs are mistaken for the symptoms of insect bite. This is because the patient suffers from the problem of itching and the skin tends to turn reddish.

However, it is highly recommended that you visit a doctor immediately incase you notice any of the above symptoms and signs for a long period of time. One of the best ways of protecting yourself from herpes is regular medical checkup done from your family doctor. Most of the people who follow a pattern of regular health checkup often tend to live a very healthy life. However, in case you fail to do so you can simply keep an eye on your health and make sure that you are not caught by any of the above symptoms.