Herpes can be transmitted by different contacts with sick person. And kissing is among them. In the 70% of cases it is enough to have only one direct contact with visible pictures - and you are the owner of this perpetual disease. It is quite contagious; that's why, almost everyone is a carrier of it - either active or passive. There is a high risk to get it when someone from your family has brought this contagion to home, as parents can't help kissing their children all the time.
Ways of herpes transmission
The culprit of your suffering is herpes simplex type 1 or 2. If you have pictures as redness, itching and later blisters on lips, around mouth, near nose or even in mouth cavity - then you are likely to have oral form. It usually spreads by close contact with open sores, which contain millions of viral corpuscles. Of course, it is hard not to kiss your honey during several days. But you should keep from kissing your close people not only in lips but also in cheeks or other part of the body, as herpes could live anywhere it likes.
Eye herpes
Herpes contagion may remain on cups, spoons, bottlenecks and other things that ill person takes. So, it is important to use own things during the time of recurrence in order to protect your family. Women shouldn't borrow and give lipsticks; have to be careful doing make-up, as there is a risk to transmit HSV from lips to eyes if you have present pictures on lips. Ocular form of disease affects eyes with undesirable consequences (slow lose of vision). Causes of herpes simplex
Genital herpes can be transmitted by having sexual activity with person that has its symptoms. In this case, kissing can become the way of transmission only when you practice oral sex. When you have genital form and oral sex - then your partner is sure to get oral form and vice versa. Anyway it is recommended to avoid sexual relations when you show visible pictures or take a course of treatment. Celebrities with herpes
In fact, people that are suffering from herpes are able only to suppress pictures and to reduce the number of unattractive blisters on different parts of the body. Of course, visiting doctor may help you to get relief from its symptoms. Besides, the most common and effective drug is acyclovir. It is recommended to use this substance if you have different diseases that are caused by herpes simplex (keratitis, shingles, genital form, encephalitis and others). Nevertheless, doctors know better in what form (pills, ointments, injections, creams) and dosage it is better to take acyclovir in your own case in order to save you from painful symptoms.
Facial herpes
As this malady is quite ancient, there are a lot of natural remedies. Our predecessors were able to suppress symptoms and reduce the amount of recurrences even without modern medicines. They use tea tree oil, aloe sap, lemon juice, licorice root, fir oil and different herbs in order to minimize visible pictures and to kill pain.
Everyone knows that it is easier to avoid contagion than to throw it from one's body. So, keep from close contacts with person that shows visible symptoms (avoid kissing, sexual contacts, embraces).