Everyone thinks it is bed luck to get blisters on mouth or nose exactly before birthday, meeting or ordinary date. However, only several persons know that it is not a fortune, but a decrease in your immunity system.
So, mouth herpes is a contagious disease caused by HSV 1. Some people know it as cold sores, oral or lip HSV. But it doesn't change pictures and discomfort, which occurs with every new recurrence.
How to recognize cold mouth herpes sores
It is easier to identify this mouth illness by the sensation of burning and itching on the place of future affection than by visible pictures. What's more, mouth becomes red and you feel tingling. Such symptoms usually last for 1 day and it is the best time to restrain further development of disease. But when you lose this period - then you are likely to stand discomfort and pain for several days, sometimes weeks. Natural cures for herpes
Then your mouth is covered by one large or a group of blisters, which are full of water, but couldn't be broken. In fact, you shouldn't even try to remove these pictures, as it won't help and you may transmit contagion from mouth to other parts of your body and provokes genital or ocular herpes. Natural remedies for herpes simplex
Symptoms as sores emerge on the places, where wheals have been before. They are covered with crust and heal during some days. Sometimes they can bleed a little, especially when you have hurt or touched them.
Total duration of HSV outbreak can be from 7 to 21 days. It depends on different factors as the state of immune system, whether you hurt wheals or no, the type of contagion (primary or recurrent herpes). However, if you have primary form, then in addition you may experience the following symptoms: headache, fever, muscle pain, loss of appetite and some others. But these pictures are not characteristic for recurrent appearances. Ocular herpes
Of course, it is not necessary to run to the doctor with each usual outbreak, if you experience the same symptoms on the mouth every time. But when you have primary contagion, pictures have changed or become more severe, in that case, it is better to visit doctor in order to get to know about ways to reduce symptoms (discomfort) or avoid possible complications caused by HSV. Oral herpes
Each patient has ointments (that contain acyclovir as the main affective substance) in his/her bags/cars, near beds. Such medicines will help to suppress pictures at the first stage of an outbreak.
But when you want to refrain from recurrences at all, you can only take a course of treatment, which has preventive character. Besides, such measure won't release you from herpes contagion completely, as it remains in nerves.
Our ancestors discovered a lot of ways to cure of HSV by the use of herbs and other natural elements. So, you can use tea tree oil, aloe sap, lemon juice and make compresses with alcohol in order to reduce pain and prevent the development of other symptoms.