What is Herpes? Herpes is an infection caused by herpes virus. There are two type of herpes virus. Virus one is called Herpes Simplex Virus 1 (HSV-1) and Virus two is called Herpes Simplex Virus 2 (HSV-2). Area surrounding our mouth is generally infected by HSV-1 virus. Symptoms of these virus are cold sores, painful blisters,…