There are two strains of virus type 1 (HSV1), typically associated with the mouth, lips and face Infection and was responsible for the cold sores and fever blisters and type 2 (HSV 2) usually associated with infections of the sex organs (that is the main cause of the condition known as genital herpes) and these two strains of virus can cause extremely painful infections in humans.

Both type 1 and type 2 herpes virus reside in a dormant in nerves that provide sensation on the skin. The virus' buds off 'nerve to the end and infects the skin cells surrounding the production of a group of painful light bulbs which are filled with the herpes simplex virus and are highly infectious.

R'currences type 1 infection can occur on virtually any part of the body surface, but are most often on the face, particularly on or around the lips. The infection of the mouth is very common and although the appearance May be a source of concern, it does not present serious risks to your health in general. Herpes simplex is actually the most virus found in humans, causing infections of the skin and mucous membranes, but is also a little more than cause serious infections in other parts of the body. The infections of herpes viruses May cause serious disease of the immune system in the removal of individuals (HIV or cancer patients, for example).

Like all members of the family of herpes virus, herpes simplex virus remains with us for life. The virus affects only humans and there is no cure. It is estimated that more than half a million new cases of the virus occur each year and only in the USA, one in five of all adolescents and adults are infected.

Newborns can herpes simplex mother during childbirth. If a newborn is infected with the virus, symptoms of infection May arise during the first month after birth: irritability, breathing problems, fever, convulsions, jaundice (yellow skin), lesions on the skin, bruising and low platelet count (platelets are the blood that makes it clot). In extreme cases the babies infected with herpes simplex May from serious eye problems, a small brain, mental retardation, seizures or even death.

The virus rarely spreads to the baby through the placenta from mother, but to reduce the risk of infecting newborns, a cesarean delivery (Caesarean section) is recommended for pregnant women who have an active herpes simplex infection at the time of delivery . A fascinating fact about herpes is that at least one third of children are infected with the virus by the end of childhood.