When can herpes simplex take a bath

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My friend got herpes simplex skin disease not long ago, there are many small blisters, and there will be itchy feeling, the following and you introduce when herpes simplex can take a bath?

When can herpes simplex take a bath

First of all, the disease is caused by herpes simplex virus (HSV), which mostly invades the skin mucosa junction. The skin rash is limited to local clusters of small blisters. The long-term latent and repeated occurrence of the virus are its clinical features. Herpes simplex disease in peacetime to pay attention to the conditioning of life, in general, when there is fluid leakage, it is best not to take a bath, in order to prevent infection.

Secondly, human HSV is a kind of DNA like virus, which can be divided into two subtypes according to their antigenic properties: HSV - Ⅰ and HSV - Ⅱ. HSV - Ⅰ mainly invades the face, brain and above the waist, while HSV - Ⅱ mainly invades the genitals and below the waist. Normal people can be regarded as virus carriers. Human is the only natural host of HSV. 70% - 90% of adults have been infected with HSV - Ⅰ. The virus invades the body through the oral cavity, respiratory tract, genitalia and the damaged skin, and is latent in the normal mucous membrane, blood, saliva, nerve tissue and most organs of the human body. When some predisposing factors such as fever, cold, sunlight, emotional excitement, gastrointestinal dysfunction, drug allergy, fatigue, mechanical stimulation, menstruation, pregnancy and so on all promote the occurrence of the disease, it can be disseminated through blood or nerve pathway.

Finally, it can be divided into primary type and recurrent type. The incubation period of initial herpes simplex was 2-12 days, with an average of 6 days. There is no HSV antibody in the serum of the host at the acute stage of initial infection (whether HSV - Ⅰ or HSV - Ⅱ), and it is often accompanied by systemic symptoms, which is more obvious than recurrent herpes. It usually takes 2-3 weeks for primary herpes simplex to heal, while most lesions of recurrent herpes simplex can disappear within 1 week.

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Get herpes simplex disease should pay attention to conditioning during treatment, mainly in the daily diet should pay attention to eat fresh vegetables and fruits, do not eat spicy or stimulating food.