Cause of the common "cold sore"
Sores typically heal within 2–3 weeks, but the<unk>  virus remains dormant in the facial nerve branches, following orofacial infection, periodically reactivating (in symptomatic people) to create sores in the same area of the mouth or face at the site of the original infection.
Frequency varies from rare episodes to 12 or more recurrences per year (typically 1-3 attacks per year)
The frequency and severity of outbreaks generally decreases over time.
Treatment does not affect dormant virus in nerve ganglions → recurrent disease remains possible
Frequency varies from rare episodes to 12 or more recurrences per year (typically 1-3 attacks per year)
The frequency and severity of outbreaks generally decreases over time.
Herpes labialis
Eczema herpeticum
Tinea cruris
Herpes gingivostomatitis
Tinea versicolor
Herpes keratitis
Tinea capitis
Herpes labialis 