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A person has to be infected with the herpes virus (type 1) to get a cold sore.
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∙ 11y agoThe oral herpes is a different virus than the genital herpes, so the mouth area would be affected.
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How can you get colesaws?
Do you mean cold sores? They are caused by the herpes simplex virus, (HSV) You only can get Cold Sores through personal contact, for example, kissing. I dont think there is any other way. Hope I helped? :)
Are cold sores contagious when they are not visible?
Yes, they can be. As long as your body has the bug it can be given to other people if for example, they were to come within contact of your mouth like kissing Although it is true that cold sores can be spread when you dont have an outbreak...it is highly unlikely. If the lips arent irritated you will most likely be fine to come into contact with them. You don't need to worry, the virus is only contagious when it is activated and causes a sore on your mouth or genitals depending on which virus it is. If other people come into contact with this sore then they may acquire the virus, but I think everyone has had a cold sore in their life and has this virus laying dormant in their bodies. It's just that some people suffer more than others.
Ringing in the ears due to herpes?
It can be an infection in your ears, Herpes, or a cold or anything i dont know
Can sensodyne tooth paste help get rid of cold sores?
Tooth paste doesn't really do any thing for cold sores, it doesn't have any antiviral properties which helps heal cold sores. The tooth paste may help sooth the symptoms, but it may take a while for the cold sore to go away. The best way to clear up a cold sore is to use Abreva or over the counter cold sore cream.
Are cold sores transferable if you dont have a cold sore at the time?
They can be transferable you don't have a cold sore at the time (most of us are infected with the virus).
You dont have any cold sores but your partner does he thinks you gave it to him?
80% of us have been exposed to the virus. It is not likely you gave it to him.
Is it normal to itch ALL over with a herpes infection?
yes, it happens to a lot of people others feel pain or festering or all of these. so don't worry to much if it is itching.
How can you prevent cold sores?
Well, cold sores are caused by all of the acid that goes into your mouth. For instance, maybe you're drinking too much soda. So, all you have to do is: -don't drink soda all the time -drink milk and water Hope I helped! Perhaps this person from the first answer is thinking of canker sores that are inside the mouth. Cold sores/fever blisters are the same thing. Their medical name is Herpes simplex 1. It is not the same as genital herpes simplex 2 but the same family. Herpes (cold sores,fever blister) is a virus with no cure. Once you got it you got forever. But the intensity and frequency drastically decrease the as the years go by. So there is no way to prevent an outbreak but there are certain triggers: a fever (hence the names-fevers come with colds) & time in the heat and sun (because it makes your body hot). Only one thing was ever effective against mine & it was anti-perspirant. Put it right on the sore right thru the blister & then the scab stage. Where my sores would last up to 2 weeks - with anti-perspirant they were gone in 5 days max. It dries out the blister makes it scab in a 10th of normal time & then dries out the scab so much it falls off after 1 or 2 days. It makes sense, of course, cause anti-perspirant is made to keep skin dry .
Why do people get cold when there cold?
I dont know, maybe BECAUSE THEY ARE COLD!
What are sores in your butt called?
i dont lnow/
What are blisters on your lips that dont hurt?
Called herpes
Why do people get cold if they lose weight?
they dont have the fat their body is used to.
