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What causes cold sores?
Cold sores or fever blisters are normally caused by the herpes simplex virus. This virus often takes place around the lips and mouth area. They appear to be red blisters which are often painful and annoying.It's pretty much kinda like herpes. You can get it from someone who has it. Both herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) and herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2) cause herpes complex.
What are cold sores caused by?
Cold sores or fever blisters are normally caused by the herpes simplex virus. This virus often takes place around the lips and mouth area. They appear to be red blisters which are often painful and annoying.It's pretty much kinda like herpes. You can get it from someone who has it. Both herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) and herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2) cause herpes complex.
Are ulcers in the mouth oral herpes?
No, mouth ulcers are not the same as oral herpes. Mouth ulcers, also known as canker sores, are small open sores that occur inside the mouth, while oral herpes is an infection caused by the herpes simplex virus, typically manifesting as cold sores on the lips or mouth.
What causes a cold?
Cold sores or fever blisters are normally caused by the herpes simplex virus. This virus often takes place around the lips and mouth area. They appear to be red blisters which are often painful and annoying.It's pretty much kinda like herpes. You can get it from someone who has it. Both herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) and herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2) cause herpes complex.
Can you get cold sores on your chin?
Yes, unfortunately cold sores can manifest on the chin. They can occur pretty much anywhere around the mouth, eyes, and nose. Additionally, cold sores, because they are the herpes virus, can be spread from those areas to the genitals and anus as well.
How long do herpes blister heal?
They don't just go away because herpes is a life long disease that is incurable. With antibiotics you can relieve the pain of them but that's pretty much it.
Does carmax work for cold sores?
Carmex can help sooth the symptoms but it won't do much to help heal the sore faster.
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.
What would cause bump like sores around your anus?
It could either be hemmoroids or and STD such as genital herpes. Hemmoroids are caused from too much pressure or undue straining. Genital Herpes is an sexually transmitted disease.
Can you take amoxicillin 500 mg to help heal the sores in your nose?
If it's a cold sore then that won't do much to help it. Cold sores are caused by a virus, you would have to get some antiviral medication or try taking Lysine capsils.
Can nystacid iontment heal sores around the lips?
That is used to treat fungal infection and infections caused by candidas. You can use it on your face, just avoid the eye area. It may help sooth the symptoms but it may not do much to heal the sores. Get your self some over the counter cold sore cream like Abreva.
What is used to diagnose cold sores?
Because oral herpes is so common, it is diagnosed primarily by symptoms.Laboratory tests may be performed to look for the virus. Because healing sores do not shed much virus, a sample from an open sore would be taken for viral culture.
