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well having one is a pain and well try putting an ice cube and try to keep it dry as much as you can and for me i had one for like over a week
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What kills chickenpox and cold sores once they break open?
Chicken pox an cold sores are slightly different. Cold sores are caused by oral herpes, chicken pox are caused by herpes zooster. Antiviral medication will treat both conditions.
Will bleach heal a cold sore?
Using bleach on a cold sore is a NO NO, that will only make things worse not only that the bleach could damage your skin. All you need is some over the counter cold sore cream, some of them are inexpesive.
Is it possible to have a canker sore in your mouth and have a cold sore on your lip at the same time?
No the chances of canker sores are very less, canker sores once there are contagious though.
If your boyfriend has cold sores on his mouth and he sucks your nipples can you get cold sores there?
Yes. Ouch! Listen if he has visible cold sores , don't let him anywhere near you because herpes zoster is a very contagious disease. Make sure his sores are healed before kissing, having any sexual contact, etc. Once you have the virus in your system, it is ALWAYS there. If he needs disparately to suck on nipples, buy him a baby bottle or pacifier.
How do you remove a cold sore?
Sorry hun but you can't remove a cold sore. Cold sores are caused by a permanent virus. Once you have it you can have beak outs ocasionally through out your lie. But you can treat them with creams and medication.
Can you get a cold sore if you are not exposed but are a carrier?
Yes. Cold sores are caused by the herpes virus, which once contracted remains dormant in your system for life; you do not have to be re-exposed to the virus for it to enter an active phase again.
What is a cold sore flare up?
Cold sores are caused by the herpes virus. It never leaves your body once you get it. Periodically, usually during times of stress, the virus will appear on the surface of the body as a sore.
How does the herpes virus that causes cold sores infect host cells differently than a cold virus would infect host cells?
The herpes that causes cold sores remains in the nervous system and is reactivated from time to time. The sore reappears at this time. A cold virus doesn't act this way in the nervous system. Once a person has a cold, that person makes enough antibodies so that the virus doesn't cause a cold again in that person.
I still have a bright pink spot where the 2 cold sores once were underneath my lip. How can you heal skin faster after an outbreak of a cold sore?
I am not trying to be inappropriate but the BEST way to heal anything faster is steroids. I am not a user and advise against it, but from my research steroids does wonders for the healing process, this is one reason why so many athletes are users. They want to be back on the field as soon as possible for a chance at the ring. But they are illegal and have horrific side effects. Maybe a visit to your MD for some sort of cream would be best.
Is saliva te only way to transfer a cold sore?
The only way that I know of to transfer a cold sore is, saliva or actual viral fluid from a blister! Kissing or oral sex are two ways that cold sores are transfer. Once a person has this virus is can not be eradicated.
Does cold sores mean coughs?
A cold sore is caused by a herpes simplex virus and shows on the lip. It is a red, raised bump that gets crusty. Once you have these, you will get them time and time again. They have nothing to do with what we call colds and therefore with coughs, either. You can have both a cold and a cold sore but they are not causing each other.
Are cold sores caused by freezing temperature?
Cold sores will erupt at any time; and can be brought on by stress and a lowered immune system. The Cold Sore is caused by a variety of the Herpes Virus. Once the body is infected by the Virus it remains permanently infected. The resultant sores can appear on other parts of the body. Soft Mucus tissue is the most common site for a sore to erupt. Cold Sores are caused by Herpes Simplex 1 Virus.
