How can herpes cause headaches?

Herpes may cause headache, fever and other symptoms if it occurs on the head and face, and its treatment includes general treatment, symptomatic treatment, and treatment of the cause. 1. General treatment (1) Light diet, avoid spicy and stimulating food intake; avoid drinking alcohol during treatment. (2) Pay attention to cleanliness, especially in the lesion area; avoid sharing towels, bedding and other items with others. 2. Symptomatic treatment (1) Treatment of skin ulcers: Herpes can be treated with topical acyclovir ointment, furacilin solution and other medications for skin ulcers. (2) treatment of oral ulcers: for herpes gingivostomatitis and other oral ulcers caused by herpes can use chlorhexidine, benzalkonium bromide and other mouthwash gargle. (3) Treatment of pain: non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as celecoxib and gabapentin can be used for treatment. 3. Treatment of the cause (1) Antiviral treatment: broad-spectrum antiviral drugs such as acyclovir and vasiclovir can be used for treatment. (2) Anti-bacterial infection treatment: secondary bacterial infection can be treated with topical erythromycin ointment, mupirocin ointment and other drugs. The above drugs need to be used under the guidance of clinicians, and unauthorized use of drugs is prohibited.