Herpes is a family of viruses that can infect humans and cause skin lesions, rashes or sores. Of the 25 or so known strains of the virus, eight can cause disease in people. The type of the sore, the severity and whether the virus will cause repeated outbreaks depends on the viral strain, the location of infection and the health of the body's immune system.
There are two ways to distinguish between cold sores and herpes. One definition is based on the strain of the responsible virus while another definition is based on the location of the lesion. Cold sores and herpes have many th...
Herpes is a viral infection that produces painful and often embarrassing sores. Herpes sores mimic blisters in appearance, as they are round bumps that burst open and leave ulcers in the infected area. Most people who experienc...
Herpes, also called oral herpes, fever blisters and cold sores, is a viral infection that causes blisters around the mouth and lips. The pathogen is usually the herpes simplex virus type 1, or HSV-1, but the herpes simplex viru...
According to the Centers for Disease Control statistics, roughly 16 percent of Americans between the ages of 14 and 49 has herpes caused by the herpes simplex type 2 virus, the virus associated with genital outbreaks. People in...
It takes about two weeks to get rid of a sore caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV). The herpes simplex virus type one (HSV-1) typically causes sores around the oral cavity, and the herpes simplex virus type two (HSV-2) ofte...
