There are other strange rib pain causes as well. Anxiety makes you more likely to toss and turn in your sleep, for example, and this may lead to rib pain. It's also possible for ticks and breathing issues that people use to cope with their anxiety to lead to stress on your ribs.
Small HSV-1 sores known as herpetic whitlow can appear on the fingers, especially in children who bite their nails or suck their fingers, which spreads the virus from the mouth to the hands. When someone develops a primary infection, the symptoms may last from 2 to 4 weeks.
The virus resides deep in the nerve roots and may reactivate at a later time, causing the same symptoms and signs in the same location. Cold sores usually go away within one to two weeks, but they can be treated with antiviral medications, like acyclovir or topical medications such as docosanol , to reduce pain and shorten healing time.