It is easy to transmit the infection through kissing, or exposure to saliva secretions from the infected person through droplets resulting from sneezing, coughing, or spitting, and through the use of the infected person’s personal tools.[2]
Some statistics indicate that more than half of the population worldwide is infected with a “cold sore” by the herpes simplex virus.
Specialists confirmed that there are two types of “cold sore” disease. The first is called oral herpes because it affects the mouth and around it, and the second is called genital herpes and attacks the genitals in the body of the infected person.[3]
This disease appears in some people and does not appear in other cases despite infection with the virus that causes the cold sore, as a result of the herpes virus remaining dormant for long periods inside the body until factors come that help stimulate and activate it, as this virus has the ability to hide inside the nerves of the patient.[ 4]
Among the factors that cause the activity of the herpes virus and motivate it to get out of the dormant state, causing cold sore disease:
Continuous stressful situations that affect some people.[5]
Excessive stress on the body.
Sunlight may cause irritation to this virus and make it active.
High temperature and fever.
In women, the menstrual cycle is a stimulant and trigger for the herpes virus.
Oral herpes may affect some people three times a year, and in some other cases it may come to suffering from this disease on a monthly and periodic basis, which results in a state of discomfort, anxiety and frustration, so this disease increases as a result of its association with the psychological state of the affected person as well.]
