Herpes pharyngitis is usually an acute contagious form of pharyngitis caused by an enterovirus. Herpes pharyngitis symptoms are not in the severe stage and will heal in about seven days. Herpes pharyngitis is spread mainly through the respiratory tract and mouth, and the disease is very contagious and fast. The disease usually has a high incidence in the summer and mainly affects small children, usually infants and children between the ages of one and seven. If a child has herpes pharyngitis, he or she may have fever, convulsions, and poor mental status at the beginning of the disease. You can encourage your child to do more sports to increase the body’s resistance, which has a very good effect on the recovery of the disease. In general, herpes pharyngitis will be cured in seven days. If the condition is serious, you can take some medication to assist in the treatment, the more serious condition will be cured in about 15 days, if the condition is not controlled to go to the hospital in a timely manner.