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Herpes simplex, caused by type 1 virus, primarily spread by oral secretions and usually occurring as a concomitant of fever. It may also develop in the absence of fever or prior illness. It commonly involves the facial region, especially the lips and the nares. (Dorland, 27th ed.)
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- Cold Sore
- Fever Blister
- Herpes Simplex, Labial
- Blister, Fever
- Blisters, Fever
- Cold Sores
- Fever Blisters
- Labial Herpes Simplex
- Sore, Cold
- Sores, Cold
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.
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herpes simplex of the lips & nares; STOMATITIS, HERPETIC (oral cavity) is also available
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- National Library of Medicine. Herpes Labialis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006560. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006560
- Herpes Labialis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_sore
- Herpes Labialis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2364836