How to treat herpes simplex virus cold sores with the utilization of medicines?
Herpes is two different types of diseases, one that affects the area around the mouth and another that affects the area around the genitals. Herpes viruses cause both of those diseases. Herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) causes oral herpes; and both HSV-1 and herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2) cause herpes genitalis. While HSV-1 and HSV-2 are different viruses, they appear significantly identical and are treated similarly. Herpes can not be cured. Once someone is infected with either virus, it can't be cleared from the body. Both viruses sleep in nerve cells, usually under the skin. Most of the time they stay silent or inactive in these cells, sometimes for several years or maybe a lifetime. Anyone infected with either virus, no matter their HIV status, can experience flare-ups. Herpes is spread by direct contact with an infected area, usually during a flare-up of the disease. Kissing and oral-genital sex can spread HSV-1. Other sexual intercourse, including vaginal or sodomy