Are cold sores caused by freezing temperature?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

Some viruses target a specific type of tissue and follow certain neurological pathways. Cold sores are caused by a type of virus (Herpes simplex) that you catch from someone else with a sore caused by that virus. If you have had any, you may not have been exposed directly as a child. It is unlikely you will get them if you have not by the time you are 30. Once you are exposed, the virus can become inactive for long time periods (years) and hides out on your nerves, like shingles do. Then for various reasons, one of which is a minor bruise or other damage to the lip, cold sores will pop out and open. This specific virus lurks in the tissues of the mouth and travels in the many nerves that are connected to the lips.

Answer 3

no - cold sores are generally cause by stress, and different foods can cause coldsores aswell, depends on the kind of person you are, you could be born with a high vanrability to coldsores and if you had one and you kissed someone, they could very easily catch it. they are extremly contagious and once you have had one you can have multiple, from lack of sleep, stess and too much of certain foods (chocolate is defenatley one of them) hope this helped, i am not an expert when it comes to coldsores, but this is just some general knowledge.