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Herpes labial - Prevention

Nombres alternativos

Ampollas febriles; Herpes simple oral; Calenturas; Herpes febril

Prevención:

Evite el contacto directo con lesiones por herpes labial. Minimice el riesgo de diseminación indirecta lavando completamente objetos como toallas en agua caliente (preferiblemente hervida) antes de reutilizarlos. No comparta artículos con personas infectadas, especialmente cuando tienen lesiones por herpes. Evite los desencadenantes (especialmente la exposición al sol) si usted es propenso al herpes oral.

Evite el sexo oral cuando tenga lesiones herpéticas activas en o cerca de la boca y evite igualmente que alguien que tenga lesiones herpéticas orales o genitales le practique a usted sexo oral. Los condones pueden ayudar a reducir, aunque no eliminar del todo, el riesgo de contraer el herpes a causa del sexo oral o genital con una persona infectada.

Tanto los virus del herpes oral como los del herpes genital algunas veces se pueden transmitir incluso cuando la persona no tiene lesiones activas.

Primer plano de herpes simple

Reviewed last on: 12/7/2010
Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of Medicine; Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Assistant in Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Haile-Mariam T, Polis MA. Viral illnesses. In: Marx JA, Hockberger RS, Walls RM, et al, eds. Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2009:chap 128.

Habif TP. Warts, herpes simplex, and other viral infections. In: Habif TP, ed. Clinical Dermatology. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2009: chap 12.

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