I-Genital herpes ibangelwa lusulelo ngentsholongwane ye-herpes simplex, ngokuqhelekileyo ngexesha lokwabelana ngesondo nomlingani osulelekileyo. I-HSV-1 okanye i-HSV-2 ingena ngezikhewu ezincinci zolusu okanye i-mucosa kwaye ihlala kwiiseli zenu zeendawo ezikufutshane, apho inokuphinda ivuseleleke kwaye ibangele ukuqhambuka okutsha.
Usengozini enkulu ye-genital herpes ukuba unocansi olungakhuselekanga nabalingani abaninzi, unomlingani ongena-herpes, okanye uqale ukwenza ucansi usemncinci. Ukuncipha kwamandla omzimba, ezinye izifo ezithathelwana ngocansi, kunye nokucasuka kwesikhumba okuqhelekileyo kwindawo yezitho zesini nakho kwandisa ithuba losulelo nokuphindaphinda.
I-Genital herpes iphathwa ngamaphilisi e-antiviral afana ne-acyclovir, valacyclovir, okanye famciclovir, anciphisa ukuqhambuka kwaye anciphise intlungu. Iimeko ezithambileyo zinokufuna kuphela unyango lwendawo efana nokuhlamba ngobunono, ukugqoka impahla yangaphantsi kakotoni ekhululekile, ukuqubha okushushu, kunye nezidambisi zentlungu, ngelixa ukuqhambuka rhoqo okanye okukhulu kungafuna unyango lwe-antiviral oluqhubekayo oluqokwe ngugqirha.