Not a sexually transmitted disease, but it is a herpes infection. There are 8 herpes viruses, and each one causes a different illness. Herpes-1 is a virus that causes cold sores. Herpes-2 is a sexually transmitted illness. Herpes-6 is the virus that caused your son’s illness, roseola, a common childhood infection.
In this infection, there is a sharp rise in body’s temperature and affected person becomes irritable and stops eating. Once fever goes, child breaks out in a red rash that starts on neck and then spreads to face, arms and legs. The rash makes child look sick, but actually is feeling quite well. It goes away in one or two days.
Swollen labia majora, sore. Sexually inactive. Soaked in warm water. Reason?