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All cold sores do blister and crust.
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What is the difference between a cold sore fever blister and herpes?
Canker sores an cold sores are not the same thing. Oral herpes is caused by a contagious virus. Cold sores can cause a lot of discomfort or pain and they affect the out side of the mouth. Canker sores are caused by bacteria and as far as I know they are not contagious. Canker sores are raise white slightly itchy masses that occuron the inside of the mouth.
What are the detrimental outcomes of cold sores to the patient?
There is nothing detrimental about cold sores, they are not life threatening. All they do is cause annoying sores / blisters on the mouth.
Can Flucloxacillin be used when you have VERY bad cold-sores all around your mouth?
Probably not the best thing to use on cold sores around the mouth. It's more used to treat bacterial infections, and cold sores are caused by a virus. It may help heal the sores but you may not want to use it on your mouth as it could be toxic. Just get some over the counter cold sore cream to help heal te sores.
What are the detrimental outcomes of cold sores?
There is nothing detrimental or life threatening about cold sores. It's not the end of the world if you happen to get a cold sore. All they do is cause embarassing and pain full sores or blisters on or around the mouth. The are also very common to have.
Can cold sores be spread?
Yes; cold sores can be spread. If at all possible, refrain from touching it for 21 days so not to infect the eyes or other places on your body.
What is the outcome of cold sores to the patient?
Nothing really. All cold sores do is cause pain full blisters or sores on the mouth. Cold sores don't cause any other infections and they can get less sever over time. They just have to be more care full with sharing food and giving oral sex to their partners which should be abstained from while they have a cold sore.
Does salt help cold sores?
yup i rub it all over my face and my nipples
Does lemon juice kill cold sores?
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.
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 are facial HSV sores called cold sores although HSV and the common cold are aside from being viri not at all connected?
HSV tends to reactivate under any kind of stress including other illnesses. People noted early on that some people would tend to get the sores whenever they had colds or other illnesses.
Can fluorouracil cream be used for cold sores?
I'm going to say it's probably not the best thing to use to treat cold sores with. It's a cream that is used to treat lesions in cancer patients. All you need for a cold sore is an over the counter cream or antiviral medication.
What are causes of cold sores?
Humidity and irritation. I have a vacation beach house in Rocky Point and we get them all the time because of humidity.
