Measles: The cause of measles is the rubeola, or measles virus. The virus resides in the mucus in the nose and throat of the infected person. When the infected individual sneezes or coughs, droplets spray into the air. The infected mucus can land in others' noses or throats when they breathe.
What is the indentation called between your upper lip and your nose? That indentation is called the philtrum, derived from Greek words meaning love... what is the name of the indentation above your upper lip that leads to your nose? The name of the grooved indentation above the lip to the nose is the philtrum.
One common area you are likely to have lip pimples is on your upper lip. Just like any other pimple on your lips, it can be either be a cold sore or normal pimple (zit or acne). The symptoms are not different depending on whether it is cold sore or not.