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Not all forms of herpes are classified as genital herpes, however, even if they are not considered to be genital herpes, they can still be spread to the genital area.

When we think of genital herpes, we immediately think of genital sores and other unpleasant and sometimes unsightly symptoms that science has to find a cure for.

A painful infection typically affecting the fingers or thumbs and occasionally affecting the toes or on the nail cuticle, a herpetic whitlow is a lesion that usually affects healthcare and dental workers.

Most people who have genital herpes don’t even know that they have it. Since it can be passed from person to person even if there are no visible lesions, this is becoming an increasingly alarming problem.

There are two main types of genital herpes: HSV-1 and HSV-2. HSV-1 tends to cause cold sores or fever blisters around the mouth and can be spread to the genital areas during oral sex. HSV-2 is the type of herpes which generally causes genital herpes. This virus is spread through sexual contact and skin-to-skin contact.