Ukuhlukumezeka kwengqondo okwenzeka lapho kutholakala ukuthi une-herpes yangasese ngokuvamile kubalulekile futhi kuzwiwa iningi labantu. Lokhu kucindezeleka kwengqondo kuncipha ngokuhamba kwesikhathi njengoba ubona ukwehla kobunzima kanye nemvamisa yokuphindaphinda, okuvame ukuba njalo.

Abantu abanaleli gciwane bakhathazekile ngokudlulisela leli gciwane kubalingani babo futhi banomuzwa wokuthi lokhu kudluliselwa akunakugwenywa ngenxa yokungabikezeli kwalo. Kodwa akunjalo. Ucwaningo lwemibhangqwana lapho umlingani oyedwa atheleleke khona luhlole izinga lokutheleleka okutholwe phakathi nonyaka. Phakathi kwemibhangqwana lapho indoda itheleleke khona, u-11% kuya ku-17% wabesifazane bathola i-herpes yobulili. Ngesikhathi owesifazane enegciwane, amadoda angama-3% kuya kwangu-4 kuphela athola leli gciwane.

Kufanele futhi wazi ukuthi ukwelashwa ngomlomo ngezidakamizwa ezilwa namagciwane kwandisa izinga lokuphila kubantu abane-herpes ephindaphindiwe, ikakhulukazi lapho imvamisa yokuphindaphinda iphezulu. Banciphisa ingozi yokuphindeka ngo-85% kuya ku-90%. Ngisho noma zithathwe isikhathi eside, zibekezelelwa kahle, zinemiphumela engemihle embalwa, futhi ayikho engalungiseki.

D^r UJacques Allard MD, FCMFC