Also known as cold sores are fever blister and herpes.
As a rule, cold sores are not a rash, but a blister! A rash sounds like,"Hives".
Bactroban is not effective for viral cold sores.
I always had good luck with Abreva as a treatment for cold sores. It does work very well in the winter also. You Doctor will give you the best medication for your cold sores.
Cold Sores (herpes virus) are from the Varicella Virus which also causes Chickenpox and Shingles so yes.
Cold sores aren't airborne.
You don't get cold sores from the wind.
Cold sores are very contagious.
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.
Cold sores are caused by a virus, and polysporin is not active against viruses, so it won't work for cold sores.
Other names for a cold sore are fever blister, oral herpes, labial herpes, herpes labialis, and herpes febrilis.
Cold sores and chickenpox are caused by viruses. Other diseases can be cause by viruses as well but also bacteria.
They do have cold sores in South America.