UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics is seeing viral upper respiratory infections. Pediatricians at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital are seeing cases of swimmer’s ear, ...

Suck blisters, or chafed lips, are very common in breastfeeding babies. However, this doesn't mean they're normal. Read on to ...

If you have painful, white and red spots in your mouth, you may have canker sores, but what can you do about them? ...

Just like us, pets can feel miserable during allergy season. But unlike humans, they don’t usually sneeze and sniffle. Instead, hay fever in pets shows up in itchy skin, red eyes, and weird behavior.

Most parents in Singapore know hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) as a common childhood illness. But for Diane Lam, catching ...

The Department of Health calls  on the communities to be vigilant against hand, foot and mouth disease or HFMD  as spike in ...

Public Health is asking New Brunswickers in Sussex or people who recently visited the region to monitor for measles symptoms ...

The herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), which affects almost two-thirds of the world's population and is generally ...

The herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), which affects almost two‑thirds of the world's population and is generally ...

A herpes rash is painful red, fluid-filled blisters or sores, typically on lips (HSV-1) or genitals (HSV-2), says Goldenberg. The herpes virus can also cause fever and swollen lymph glands.

Although symptoms are usually mild (fever, sore throat and painful mouth blisters) and last around 7-10 days, children can “shed” the virus that causes it for a long time (weeks!)—in poop ...

However, both types can infect either the mouth or genitals. The most common symptom of HSV-1 is a cold sore, a painful blister that appears on the lips, around the mouth, or inside the mouth.