Is Herpes associated With Fever blisters? ?
There are different types of herpes. Fever blisters (herpes simplex 1)and genital herpes (herpes simplex 2). With couples having oral sex then sex, a person can have genital herpes on the mouth or herpes 1 on the genitalia. Herpes is caused by varicella virus. It is the virus that causes chickenpox. It is very contagious and you can’t tell by looking at the blister which is which. Blisters will last from 2 – 21 days. A physician can give medicine that will help the lesion heal faster when an outbreak occurs.