What are the symptoms of oral herpes?
Oral herpes usually appears on the lips or inside the mouth as “cold sores” (small blisters). Oral herpes can be spread through contact such as kissing, or though oral sex. Direct contact for a short amount of time is enough to spread the virus. Cold sores are common in young children. Oral herpes in adults is usually just a “flare-up” of an infection from childhood. Cold sores are annoying but harmless in children and adults, but can be dangerous to a newborn. What are the symptoms of genital herpes? Many times, genital herpes does not cause any symptoms. Many people carry the virus in their bodies but do not have their first occurrence of symptoms until they are infected again. If you do have symptoms, they can begin from 2 to 20 days after the virus enters the body, or it could take much longer. The first occurrence of symptoms during the first infection of genital herpes is called “primary herpes.” You may have a tingling or itching in the genital area at first. You could have pain
