The incurable HSV-1, is extremely contagious through oral lesions that occur during an outbreak. The latest news from WHO is alarming, reporting that more than 3.7 billion people under the age of 50 are infected with HSV-1, one of two viruses, both of which are contagious even during dormant stages.
Pioneering Research at the University of Maryland Medical Center helps explain the Disease Process, “When the virus enters the body, the infection process typically takes place as follows: The virus enters vulnerable cells in the lower layers of skin tissue and tries to reproduce in the cell nuclei”. After the first time they multiply, the viral particles are carried from the skin through branches of nerve cells to clusters at the nerve-cell ends (the dorsal root ganglia). Here the virus lives in an inactive (latent) form.” This process continues with a “shedding” stage, and ultimately results in a “new out-break of blisters and sores”.
Dr. Holly Phillips says, “Most people contract the virus when they’re kids. It usually lies dormant in the system. It’s incurable. You never get rid of it but it lies dormant most of the time. Every now and again people have outbreaks and that’s when you can see the blisters.” The second type of virus — HSV-2 can lead to serious health risks, including an increased risk of spreading the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, HIV, and swelling of the brain.
“For most people, when their immune system is under stress is when you start to see the blisters. If they have an illness like the cold or flu, that’s actually how they ended up being called ‘cold sores’, or if just fatigued. Some people, if they get a lot of sun exposure they’ll get an outbreak, or women during pregnancy or when they have their menstrual periods. Really anything when the immune system is under attack, these cold sores will come out”, says Dr. Phillips.
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