Of all the symptoms of herpes, temperature most often bothers children and pregnant women. This is because the immune system is not able to suppress the virus. Its activity is able to provoke intoxication of the body. Also, such symptoms of the disease can indicate the development of complications.
About ninety percent of the world's population is infected with herpes. Penetrating into the human body once, this virus remains in it forever, but it can never appear or, on the contrary, it can constantly disturb. Next, let's talk about a symptom such as fever with herpes.
Pathology Description
What is herpes dangerous to humans? What does a frequent rash mean? How should be treated? We are talking about a virus that infects a human cell; it seems to be embedded in its genetic apparatus. The pathogen can be infected by airborne droplets, sexually, through birth (from a woman to a child during childbirth), and even by contact (through a banal handshake, household item, kiss) and so on.
Typically, such a disease does not manifest itself until the carrier does not weaken immunity, which can lead to hypothermia along with overheating, pregnancy, large doses of alcohol, stress, infectious diseases and the like.
Often cold sores leak.
Worry or not?
It is believed that if the rash appears no more than four to five times a year and only on the lips, then there is nothing to worry about at all. And when an exacerbation occurs more often than five times a year, and the rash, in turn, occurs not only on the lips, but also on some other parts of the body, occupying vast areas, it is necessary to undergo a clinical immunological examination. Now consider the main causes of activation of this pathogen in the human body.
Why does the temperature rise with herpes?
Causes of the disease and fever
Lurking herpes wakes up, as a rule, against the background of a decrease in immunity. Almost every person carries the herpes simplex virus, but very few people get it. Why this is happening is still a mystery to scientists around the world. Up to sixty percent of infected people do not even suspect that they were infected with this pathogen, but against the background of this, they can transmit a dangerous pathogen to a partner during sexual intercourse.
Often the temperature rises with herpes, which is associated with the activation of the pathogen against the background of a weakened immune system. As in the case of other diseases, in this situation, this is a protective mechanism and a tool to combat the virus.
Symptoms
In addition to an increase in temperature, the herpes virus what other symptoms provokes?
Today, medicine is known not only for the viral nature of the disease (the appearance of a rash, fever, malaise), but also for eight types of this disease. The first three types are considered the most common. For example, the first of them contributes to the occurrence of colds on the lips, the next causes diseases of the reproductive system, and the third type causes the development of chickenpox, and at the same time, shingles.
The most common symptoms of herpes are rashes in the form of vesicles that can appear on the lips, mucous membranes of the nose and mouth, and in addition, on the genitals and other parts of the body. Just before the appearance of herpetic vesicles in the area of the future rash, precursors appear in the form of itching, burning, tingling sensations. It is better to start drug treatment at the precursors stage in order to prevent the appearance of rashes. Is there a temperature for cold sores on the lips? Yes, it happens, but not high.
Atypical manifestation
True, sometimes herpes can occur atypically when there is no classical rash, but there are discharge along with itching, burning, perineal cracks, swelling, redness of the mucous membranes. Symptoms of this form of herpes are pain when twisting the lower abdomen, sometimes patients may complain of an attack of radiculitis. A frequent symptom is an increase in body temperature, which, as a rule, stays in the region of thirty-seven degrees.
Temperature 37 for cold sores
With the activation of herpes in the body, an increase in body temperature up to thirty-seven degrees is characteristic. It is worth noting that in particular it often rises to such values with genital herpes. At the same time, people often worry about malaise. That is, herpes gives a temperature of 37, but at the same time, with this indicator, the virus reproduces best.
Herpes quickly dies in the following cases:
- Against the background of increasing habitat temperature.
- Due to direct sunlight.
- Under the influence of disinfectants.
- Exposure to ultraviolet radiation.
At what temperature does the virus die?
The viability of this pathogen at room temperature and standard humidity is maintained, as a rule, during the day. Dies under the influence of a temperature equal to fifty degrees, for half an hour. Herpes dies at a temperature of 38 degrees for twenty hours. It may retain its viable functions for a short time at -70. It tolerates lyophilization. It is resistant to sequential defrosting and freezing, and also to the short-term action of ultrasonic radiation.
In saliva, up to thirty minutes, the virus can also remain viable. On sterile moist medical cotton wool or gauze lives throughout the entire drying time (up to six hours). On average, the pathogen described can be viable in the environment under the condition of normal temperature and humidity during the day. On a metal surface (coins, pens, water tap), the pathogen is able to survive for two hours.
Now we know what temperature occurs during cold sores and why it is needed.
Treatment
Herpes treatment without fail should be comprehensive, and at the same time individual. Those people who often suffer from this pathology reasonably seek the help of potent oral drugs that suppress the activity of the virus. They reduce the number of exacerbations, however, on the other hand, self-medication leads to the formation of resistant strains, and sometimes to even greater immune suppression.
In this regard, it must be emphasized that the doctor should prescribe a medical treatment for this ailment. In this case, it is advisable to consult a dermatovenerologist, gynecologist, urologist or immunologist. As part of urgent prevention, when a feeling of discomfort along with tingling has already arisen, and the vesicles are still absent, ointments that contain such an antiviral component as acyclovir are used. Against the background of treatment, in order to moisturize and mitigate herpetic ulcers, lip balms that contain substances in the form of petrolatum and allantoin are well suited.
But when herpes occurs more than five times a year, a more serious approach to therapy will be required. In this case, without an individual comprehensive immunological treatment aimed at the stable normalization of protective mechanisms, it is almost impossible to treat relapsing herpes radically, unfortunately. In severe cases, vaccination is currently used. Against the background of a temperature increase of up to thirty-eight degrees, doctors do not recommend knocking it down, as this is a natural reaction of the body that helps fight the infection.
Folk methods
In the event that a fever sprang up on the lip, and there is no special cream at hand, you should try using folk remedies. To reduce itching, you can apply a piece of ice or a used tea bag to the pathogenic vesicles for several minutes (the fact is that this product contains tannic acid, which is known for its antiviral properties). Tea tree oil or sage, which have an antiseptic effect, is also suitable.
What should be done in order not to get herpes?
Following simple rules, a person will forget about herpes forever or reduce discomfort to a minimum:
- When itching does occur, it is urgent to lubricate the suspected rash area with liniment, for example, Cycloferon. This measure will significantly reduce the area of skin lesion.
- Having contracted herpes, a person becomes contagious to everyone around him, so in order not to endanger other people, you need to minimize communication with them and treat the disease.
- If possible, you need to adhere to a healthy lifestyle.
Against the background of a rash of herpetic vesicles, it is necessary to guard against the addition of a concomitant bacterial infection. Of course, the rash can turn into crusts and dry out, but it can also fester. In this case, “Cycloferon” comes to the rescue, containing in its basis an excellent antiseptic, which is aimed at such complications.
Thus, the herpes virus, once settled in the body, can cause a condition similar to that that occurs with otolaryngological pathologies or against the background of the flu. That is, it is possible that a person will experience catarrhal syndrome along with headache, aching joints, muscle discomfort, fever, runny nose, dry cough, and so on.
Herpes in about sixteen percent of cases is the cause of the occurrence of a cold, and therefore the frequent use of the definition of “cold” when this virus is activated is quite understandable. Not surprisingly, a very frequent manifestation is an increase in temperature during cold sores, which is accompanied by severe malaise and general weakness. According to doctors, in this case it is not worth fighting with her, since this symptom acts as a kind of assistant in the fight against infection.