This is the most common Sexually Transmitted Disease. Casual contact considered safe. Women may result in tubal scarring, infertility and tubal pregnancy. Single or multiple fluid-filled blisters. The initial attack is usually too far along to allow benefit from antiviral medication.
Barrier methods are only partially protective.
Cryotherapy with liquid nitrogen or surgical removal of lesion. Medication not effective. Direct physical contact of genital areas. Occasional transmission can occur through contact with an infested person's sheets, towels or clothes. Organism can live up to 24 hours off of the host.