Shingles is caused by a virus.
Herpes is a rash that is usually chronic and causes burning and itching . It can appear in isolated spots on the skin and in very different forms. It is possible to distinguish between herpes simplex and herpes zoster .
Herpes simplex is an infectious disease characterized by skin lesions that are formed by small cluster vesicles. These vesicles, which appear surrounded by a red halo, are caused by a virus .
Although there is no definitive cure for herpes simplex, medicine has developed various forms of treatment that reduce symptoms and accelerate the healing of lesions.
Shingles or shingles , also known as shingles and shingles , is a disease caused by the reactivation of the chickenpox virus. This disorder causes small, painful blisters that cluster around a dermatome. Shingles can appear on the lips, eyes, and genitals.
Symptoms of shingles
Symptoms of shingles include fever , sensitivity to light, headache , and general malaise. Then tingling, itching and severe pain begin in the area of the affected nerve until the skin rash occurs.
In some cases, especially in the elderly, the pain caused by shingles becomes chronic ( postherpetic neuralgia ). The severity of the pain can disable the patient.
Shingles, like herpes simplex, cannot be cured (that is, the virus cannot be eliminated from the body). There are, however, treatments to relieve symptoms and reduce the severity and extent of the process.
Contracting genital herpes usually causes emotional consequences.
emotional consequences
Although there are physical causes that cause herpes to appear , many times the main reason is psychological. In the same way, the condition of this disease can also bring important emotional conflicts for an individual.
Genital herpes can be very common, however, there is still great resistance on the part of people to talk about it. The thing is that, generally, feeling affected by this problem usually brings quite severe emotional consequences .
One of the most common pieces of advice when suffering from this disorder is to start psychological treatment to prevent its consequences from being harsher than the physical ones already present. It is important that in addition to treating the visible problem with antivirals , or the treatment that our specialist has recommended, we also work on the feelings caused by the impossibility of leading a normal life .
The shame that the patient feels prevents him from approaching a friend or family member to talk about the subject, which is why it is so important that there is a therapist who can guide him, so that he knows how to channel his anxieties in the most appropriate way. If not, it is likely that the individual will be affected by some emotional illness, the most common being depression.
Genital herpes and mental health
Once the patient receives the diagnosis , he feels serious discomfort, caused by the feeling of seeing his honor hurt. The fact that it is a disease that he has contracted through sexual transmission fills him with greater shame. The feeling of guilt can be a serious condition for your mental health . And, if the contagion occurred due to not having taken the recommended precautions, it may reach greater magnitudes, which may even lead to self-hatred or harmful attitudes towards oneself.
The consequences of all this can be: an aberrant fear that leads you to seclude yourself, even avoiding contact with your friends, even those with whom you felt closest. This voluntary confinement must be discussed with a specialist, who will help the affected person resolve their emotional conflicts and make decisions that do not endanger their mental stability.