Question 1

my cousin who seemed to haveherpes outbreak on her lip the week prior just quickly kissed me on the cheek at a family gathering! am i going to contract herpes. when she kissed my cheek her lips it look like the sore was mostly gone no fluid or puss?

Accepted Answer

: Possible. But transmission is not that efficient- not EVERY contact = infection, just many.

“Air Kissing” much safer.

Question 2

what does herpes look like on your lips?

Accepted Answer

Herpes simplex: This is what are often called "cold sores".  They begin with small blisters, break open and form shallow ulcers which are tender and painful.

Question 3

i have a red sore/dot, so far just one that i've seen but i have one on my lips too. it doesn't look like herpes what is it?

Accepted Answer

Need a visual: So many possibilities that someone would need to see it for diagnosis and treatment.

Question 4

i have had chapped lips for the last 3 weeks and yesterday i developed a tiny blister on my lip, it doesn't look like herpes but how do i know?

Accepted Answer

You don't: As common as HSV1, the cause of herpes is, the possibility of it being herpes is high.  You can have a test done by your doc to be sure.  Good oral hygeine and lack of intimate contact until you do know would be prudent.

Question 5

hi, my dad have a bump on his lip (outside) he's a smoker and the bump is very soft with a size of a lentil,does not look like herpes iam very afraid that it might be serious situation and he refeuses to visit a doctor is it serious? what causes it?

Accepted Answer

: Please have your dad see a hospital based oral pathologist. The bump may be totally benign, but if not you may save his life. Insist he goes with you. No pain does not mean no problem.

Question 6

how can  herpes in the mouth look like?

Accepted Answer

See below: In the mouth herpes rapidly ulcerates is is painful  your doctor can take a smear of that lesion in the mouth and send it to the lab and they can see the viral particles that diagnose herpes.

Question 7

what does herpes look like inside the mouth?

Accepted Answer

clusters: Small vesicles that rupture into ulcers that are reddish -grey.

Question 8

i shared a vape with someone who had a cut at the corner of their mouth but it didnt look like herpes but he smoked it on the other side instead of that and i made sure i still wiped it off multiple times will i contract it if it is?

Accepted Answer

: Sores at the corner of the mouth usually are due to angular cheilitis, not herpes. But even if herpes, vigorous and repeated wiping would markedly reduce the risk, probably nearly to zero. (The much higher risk in shared vaping equipment is for colds, flu, and COVID.)

Question 9

does oral herpes inside the mouth look like canker sores at all?

Accepted Answer

Once the blisters: of herpes have popped it can slightly resemble a canker sore

Question 10

my husband has red puffy looking sore in his mouth with white in the middle. is this herpes? he also had red spots on penis that don't look like sores

Accepted Answer

Rash: It could be but. Your description of the penile spots is not classical. Herpes. I would get him checked out  by a physician.

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What do herpes on the lips look like

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My cousin who seemed to haveherpes outbreak on her lip the week prior just quickly kissed me on the cheek at a family gathering! am i going to contract herpes. when she kissed my cheek her lips it look like the sore was mostly gone no fluid or puss?

A member asked:

What does herpes look like on your lips?

A member asked:

I have a red sore/dot, so far just one that i've seen but i have one on my lips too. it doesn't look like herpes what is it?

A member asked:

I have had chapped lips for the last 3 weeks and yesterday i developed a tiny blister on my lip, it doesn't look like herpes but how do i know?

A member asked:

Hi, my dad have a bump on his lip (outside) he's a smoker and the bump is very soft with a size of a lentil,does not look like herpes iam very afraid that it might be serious situation and he refeuses to visit a doctor is it serious? what causes it?

A member asked:

How can herpes in the mouth look like?

A member asked:

What does herpes look like inside the mouth?

A member asked:

I shared a vape with someone who had a cut at the corner of their mouth but it didnt look like herpes but he smoked it on the other side instead of that and i made sure i still wiped it off multiple times will i contract it if it is?

A member asked:

Does oral herpes inside the mouth look like canker sores at all?

A member asked:

My husband has red puffy looking sore in his mouth with white in the middle. is this herpes? he also had red spots on penis that don't look like sores

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