What is lip herpes

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Herpes on the lips is a skin disease that occurs on the lips due to the spread of some viruses. Herpes is a very painful disease. Many activities of herpes patients are restrained by this disease. Now let's introduce lip herpes.

What is lip herpes

First: herpes labialis is an acute herpetic skin disease caused by herpes simplex virus. Human is the only natural host of herpes simplex virus. The virus exists in the blister fluid, saliva and feces of patients, convalescents or healthy carriers. The main mode of transmission is direct contact infection. Therefore, we should pay attention to some health problems at ordinary times.

Second: the disease is caused by herpes simplex virus of DNA virus. Human herpes simplex virus can be divided into two types, namely herpes simplex virus type I and herpes simplex virus type II. Type I mainly causes infection of skin, mucous membrane and organs other than genitalia. Type II mainly causes genital skin and mucous membrane infection. Herpes on the lips belongs to the first category.

Third: the virus enters the body through the respiratory tract, oral cavity, genital mucosa and damaged skin, and is latent in the normal mucosa, blood, saliva and sensory ganglion cells of the human body. When the body resistance decreases, such as fever, gastrointestinal dysfunction, menstruation, fatigue, etc., the disease will attack.

matters needing attention

Lip herpes brings a lot of trouble, because touching herpes will make people feel very painful, so in order to prevent this disease, usually pay attention to the prevention of bacteria.