Herpes genitalis

Perhaps you mostly associate the word “herpes” with small, fluid-filled blisters as well as redness, swelling and pain in the skin around the mouth, on the lips or in the oral cavity itself. But herpes also occurs in other forms, the second most common of...

Genital herpes

Herpes is a virus that many humans cannot avoid. Studies show according to WHO that up to 80% of the adult population is infected with herpes, but only 20% of those infected experience repeated outbreaks. Herpes is a virus that goes dormant after the first outbreak,...

Cold sores in children

Most of us have experienced pain and illness at different stages of our lives. When you are a child you experience pain, illness and symptoms of a disease with more sensitivity than you do when you have reached adulthood. Over time, you learn that pain from a cold...

Herpes symptoms

Herpes is now a very widespread virus in the whole world. Herpes can be cold sores on the lips, but also appear in the eyes, mouth, nose and throat. In addition, there is a HSV type-2, also known as herpes genitalis, this type causes outbreaks on and around the...

Herpes zoster

Maybe you have heard of herpes simplex virus, which also is referred to as herpes on a daily basis. It is a virus, that many humans have in their bodies, where it remains for the rest of their lives. We find different varieties of herpes such as herpes labialis,...