ling ▁on ▁the ▁skin , ▁right ▁before ▁the ▁bl ister s ▁or ▁les ions ▁appear . ▁The ▁virus ▁may ▁spread ▁since ▁the ▁first ▁sympt oms ▁appear ▁until ▁les ions ▁are ▁completely ▁he aled . ▁The ▁inc ub ation ▁period ▁is ▁situated ▁between ▁ 3 ▁and ▁ 1 4 ▁days . ▁This ▁means ▁that ▁a ▁person ▁will ▁experience ▁the ▁sympt oms ▁within ▁ 1 4 ▁days ▁after ▁he ▁or ▁she ▁contract ed ▁the ▁in fection . ▁This ▁type ▁of ▁virus ▁may ▁be ▁transm itted ▁even ▁if ▁the ▁sympt oms ▁are ▁not ▁yet ▁present . ▁Some ▁individuals ▁can ▁have ▁very ▁m ild ▁sympt oms ▁that ▁may ▁not ▁be ▁taken ▁as ▁her pes ▁sympt oms ▁and ▁the ▁patient ▁may ▁not ▁recognize ▁them . ▁The ▁asympt om atic ▁transmission ▁occurs ▁when ▁the ▁in fection ▁is ▁spread ▁between ▁out break s . ▁ ▁Similar ▁in fe ctions ▁Her pes ▁gl adi ator um ▁is ▁only ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁her pes ▁simple x ▁virus . ▁Sh ing les , ▁also ▁manifest ing ▁as ▁skin ▁r ash es ▁with ▁bl ister s , ▁is ▁caused ▁by ▁a ▁different ▁virus , ▁her pes ▁z oster . ▁Other ▁agents ▁may ▁cause ▁skin ▁in fe ctions , ▁for ▁example ▁ring w orm ▁is ▁primarily ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁fung al ▁der mat oph y te , ▁T . ▁tons ur ans . ▁Imp et igo , ▁cell ul itis , ▁fol lic ul itis ▁and ▁car b un cles ▁are ▁usually ▁due ▁to ▁St ap hy loc oc cus ▁a ure us ▁or ▁B