Herpes

It can be difficult to determine the cause of irritated patches of skin on the face. However, cold sores and cuts do have several features that should enable most people to distinguish between the...

A cold sore is a blister that generally forms on the inside of your mouth. It is also a viral infection, herpes simplex. It can be painful and unsightly. Cold sores are very contagious. Kissing...

Shingles, caused by a recurrence of infection with the varicella-zoster virus, called VZV, most commonly affects the torso. However, a shingles outbreak can include symptoms on the face and head,...

Shingles generally affects the skin on one side of the body somewhere between the buttocks and head and leads to pain along with a blistering rash. It only rarely affects the mouth, but can be...

Herpetic stomatitis is an infectious disease that spreads through bodily fluids or direct contact. The disease is most prevalent in children and young adults. Symptoms include painful swallowing,...

Are you one of the many unfortunate individuals who suffer from recurrent mouth ulcers? Mouth ulcers, also known as aphthous ulcers, are as common as they are painful with more than half the adult...

The word "herpes" sends many people into a panic, yet mouth herpes are really quite common. They are also known as cold sores, and are small, fluid-filled types of blisters that appear on the...

Herpes is a disease caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV). There are two types of this virus, I and II. Genital herpes is usually caused by HSV-II and mouth herpes (cold sores) is caused by...

Herpes is one of the most commonly contracted types of sexually transmitted disease, or STD. It is more common in women than in men, and according to the CDC, about forty-five million people over...

Herpes is a condition caused from a virus called the herpes simplex virus. When someone contracts this disease, the entire body can suffer effects such as chills, fever, swollen glands and the...

Herpes is very contagious, even when there are no noticeable symptoms. Symptoms can range from mild to severe, and generally last up to five days from their onset. They can be spread from mother...

Mouth sores/or cold sores are common and break out can be associated with a viral infection, No one wants a sore near their mouth. Thankfully there are some things that you can do to help these...

There aren't many things more annoying than a mouth ulcer or canker sore. You use your mouth to eat, talk and breathe. Having something painful around your mouth just makes all of those activities...

There are two forms of herpes: oral and genital. Both are infections that result when a strain of the herpes simplex virus enters the body through very small tears in mucous membranes in the mouth...