11/09/2021
Symptoms of an Outbreak
Someone who has been exposed to the ge***al herpes virus may not be aware of the infection and might never have an outbreak of sores. However, if a person does have an outbreak, the symptoms can cause significant discomfort.
Someone with ge***al herpes may first notice itching or pain, followed by sores that appear a few hours to a few days later. The sores, which may appear on the va**na, p***s, sc***um, buttocks, or a**s, start out as red bumps that soon turn into red, watery blisters. The sores might make it very painful to urinate. The sores may open up, ooze fluid, or bleed; during a first herpes outbreak, they can take from a week to several weeks to heal. The entire ge***al area may feel very tender or painful, and the person may have flu-like symptoms including fever, headache, and swollen lymph nodes.
If future outbreaks occur, they tend to be less severe and shorter in duration, with sores healing faster.
