Preventing the Spread of Herpes Simplex Type 1

By Selvi M. Das Purkayastha, BDS, RDH and JoAnn Gurenlian, RDH, MS, PhD, AFAAOM

There are more than 100 known herpes viruses, and herpes simplex virus type 1, or HSV-1, is one among the eight known to infect humans.¹ The word “herpes” is a Greek word meaning “to creep or crawl” and its use is in reference to the spreading nature of the symptomatic lesions. HSV-1 causes infections in the mucocutaneous areas of the orofacial region, such as the lips, referred to as herpes labialis but commonly known as “cold sores” or “fever blisters.”²

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