Lip herpes pictures

Known as the popular "cold sores", herpes is manifested by the appearance of a cluster of vesicles, most often, in and around lips. Exceptionally, the herpes blisters can arise inside the nose, on the edge of an ear, chin or cheek.

Lip herpes is mainly caused by the herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and occasionally, type 2 (HSV-2). The latter is usually associated with genital herpes. Check out some lip herpes pictures:

Cold sores	Herpes on lip	Lip herpes picture	Small herpes injury

The symptoms disappear, on average, from seven to ten days. But even when the lesions have completely disappeared, the person still has the virus. It is housed in the roots of the trigeminal nerve, responsible for the sensitivity of the face.

Thus, herpes symptoms may reappear at any time. For unknown reasons, some people have no recurrences. In contrast, others have few or more per year.

The HSV-1 is widespread, this is why lip herpes is the most common herpes manifestation. Depending on the region of the globe, 50% to 90% of the population have antibodies against this virus. This means that these people have been infected by the virus, so that they are carriers. The antibodies are used to fight against infection, but in the case of herpes simplex virus, they can not eliminate it completely. The virus is in the body, but remains inactive.

Most often, infection occurs during childhood. The period with highest contagious risk is when the vesicles are broken. A direct contact with the vesicles or with contaminated objects (utensils, towels, etc..) or saliva is enough to get you infected.

In adults, the kisses and oral sex have been reported to be the main routes of transmission.