They can be transferable you don't have a cold sore at the time (most of us are infected with the virus).
Kissing can pass cold sores which are contagious. But cold sores are more likely to be passed when the person you're kissing has any signs of a cold sore. So if you or your partner has a cold sore then avoid kissing on the mouth until the cold sore is completely gone.
Cold sores are caught by coming into direct or indirect contact with an infected persons cold sore.
Cold sores result from infection with the herpes virus.
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.
If someone performing oral sex on you has a cold sore, you could get cold sores on your genitals. Another name for that condition is genital herpes.
No. Cold sores are from the herpes simplex virus and lemon juice won't help them. Yes, it will burn when you put it on the cold sores, but that is all. I have found that there are over the counter creams that work.
UV exposure is a common trigger for cold sores. I would not recommend their use for people with cold sores.
Sorry hun they are the same thing. The name cold sore is supposed to lessen the stigma of having oral herpes. The good thing is they are nothing bad to have, they don't do any thing else besides cause an annoying sore / blisters, they are also very common to have. FYI they can be passed to the mouth with out ever having any thing to do with sex. When they break out it's often a sign that you're run down, have been out in the sun or cold weather fot too long, or stressed out by some thing.
Yes, they are likely a cold sore.
Another name for cold sores is fever blister.
Cold sores don't do any thing besides cause an ocasional annoying sore or blister on the mouth. You don't have to make a big deal out of a cold sore, they are very common and not life threatening.
Infection with the herpes virus causes cold sores.