Abstract
Herpetic whitlow, an infection of the fingers after contact with herpes simplex virus has been increasing and has become one of the common viral infections among hospital personnels. When hospital workers treat the patients with labial or oral herpes simplex without the rubber gloves, herpes virus is liable to be transmitted to the site of previous trivial trauma. Primary eruption is vesicular and painful, usually persisting for three to four weeks. In order to prevent such viral infection, hospital personnels should use the rubber gloves during treatment of patients with viral diseases and dump the needles contaminated with virus immediately without recapping to avoid the risk of needle-sticks.
