No not all blisters are herpes. Some are just water blisters from chaffing, some types of eczema can also cause blisters.
Yes, they are a form of this viral family, and highly contaigious.This is Herpes Simplex.
Fever blisters & cold sores are oral herpes, caused by the herpes simplex virus type 1.
This disease, also known as oral herpes or fever blisters, can occur anywhere on the body.
This is herpes infection. It is caused by a herpes simplex virus (HSV). Oral herpes causes cold sores around the mouth or face.
Called herpes
A fever does not cause fever blisters, just like a cold doesn't cause cold sores (they are the same thing) but if infected with the Herpes Simplex I virus, a person's immune system is compromised and the virus can come out of its dormant stage. Too much sun, stress, certain foods, suppressed immune system are a few of the predisposing factors that can bring the Herpes Simplex Virus I out of its dormant stage. Remember once you have the virus, you will always have it. There is no cure.
If you break a herpes blister, you may infect the finger that you used to break it with the virus. To avoid complications, it's best to leave the blisters alone.
Herpes simplex is commonly known as "cold sores" or "fever blisters."
Other names for a cold sore are fever blister, oral herpes, labial herpes, herpes labialis, and herpes febrilis.
The worst thing about herpes is the pain from the blisters.
Fever blisters are cold sores, on or near the lips, caused by the oral herpes virus HSV-Type1.