Is viral herpes contagious

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The incidence rate of viral herpes is very high among the common skin diseases. Therefore, people are also concerned about whether the virus is infectious.

Is viral herpes contagious

First of all, viral herpes is a viral skin disease caused by viral herpes virus. Viral herpes is infectious. However, there are two categories of viral herpes: herpes simplex and herpes zoster. Herpes simplex usually invades the boundary of skin and mucosa, presenting as localized clustered bullae. In addition, herpes zoster is caused by herpes zoster virus, Acute viral dermatosis characterized by dense small blisters, neuralgia and local lymphadenopathy distributed along one side of peripheral nerve.

Secondly, the infection channels of herpes simplex and herpes zoster are different. Herpes simplex is caused by herpes simplex virus (divided into type I and type II). When the body's resistance decreases, it promotes the occurrence of herpes simplex. The pathological manifestations are blisters in the epidermis, epidermal necrosis, multinucleated epithelial giant cells, eosinophilic intranuclear inclusion bodies, and significant inflammatory infiltration of neutrophils and lymphocytes In addition, herpes zoster is caused by the activation of latent varicella zoster virus in the body, which has been latent in the body's nerve cells for a long time since the first infection of the patient, and is induced when the immune function is low.

Finally: viral herpes is infectious, so it is easy to be infected after illness, but in real life, it can also be prevented, mainly by changing the way of life, strengthening their own immunity and resistance, to effectively prevent infection.

matters needing attention

Viral herpes is infectious. Therefore, after suffering from viral herpes, we must pay attention to hygiene, clean vulva every day, and do not use other people's pots and swimsuits.