STD’s is an acronym that stands for sexually transmitted diseases. As the name suggests, these are diseases that are passed through contact of bodily fluids during sexual intercourse. Genital herpes is one such disease.

Who Can Get Genital Herpes?

As mentioned earlier, genital herpes is a sexually transmitted disease. This means that for one to get the disease, he or she must have had sexual intercourse with an already infected person without using the necessary protection. There is no other possible means that genital herpes may be transmitted other than through sexual intercourse.

Causes of Genital Herpes

Genital herpes is a viral disease. This means that it is caused by a type of virus known as herpes simplex virus. Herpes simplex viruses are of two types which are type 1(HSV-1) and type 2 (HSV-2). However type two of the herpes simplex virus is more known for causing the genital herpes disease.

Gastroenteritis also known as the stomach flu is a condition where the stomach and small intestines get inflamed through infections resulting in severe diarrhea and vomiting. It’s mostly prevalent in new born babies and kids under the age of five. It’s quite lethal and is responsible for about 8 million deaths each year.

Gastritis refers to a collection of medical conditions that are evidenced by the inflammation of stomach walls.