Friday, August 31, 2007
Oral Herpes
Herpes, both oral and genital, is caused by the Herpes Simplex Virus. While oral Herpes is caused by HSV-1, genital Herpes is a sexually transmitted disease caused by the HSV-2 virus.The common symptoms for both oral and genital herpes include the appearance of sores on the body.
In oral herpes, they appear on or in the mouth.Most people infected with oral herpes are not even aware of the fact that they have the disease. This is because people usually dont associate these blisters or soars with herpes. These soars usually last for a few weeks and then gradually dry out.Oral herpes is an infectious disease that can spread by touching, kissing, or sexual contact. It is prominent amongst children because they pass on the disease to the non-infected children also...read more
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