Is cold sores caused by herpes?

Answer 1

a cold sore is a form of herpes. you must never have oral sex when you have one or you have a very good chance of contracting genital herpes.
unfortunately , yes!! they are , they are a form of herpies , named oral herpies .

Answer 2

Yes. Strains of the Herpes Simplex virus cause genital Herpes and also "cold sores" and "fever blisters".

There are two common strains of Herpes Simplex virus HSV-2 and HSV-1. A page on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) web site gives the following additional information:

HSV-1 and HSV-2 can be found in and released from the sores that the viruses cause, but they also are released between outbreaks from skin that does not appear to have a sore. Generally, a person can only get HSV-2 infection during sexual contact with someone who has a genital HSV-2 infection. Transmission can occur from an infected partner who does not have a visible sore and may not know that he or she is infected.

HSV-1 can cause genital herpes, but it more commonly causes infections of the mouth and lips, so-called "fever blisters." HSV-1 infection of the genitals can be caused by oral-genital or genital-genital contact with a person who has HSV-1 infection. Genital HSV-1 outbreaks recur less regularly than genital HSV-2 outbreaks. See also related links below for the CDC web site.
Yes, A cold sore is herpes 1

Answer 3

Yes it is a symptom of the herpes simplex virus. This virus lies dormant in you once you have it so if you get 1 cold sore you'll probably have a few more....Cracks in the corner of your mouths that sometimes have the appearance of cold sores but are not can be associated with a vitamin deficiency.

Answer 4

Yes.

(There are a lot of different viruses in the herpes virus family, including the ones that cause shingles and chicken pox. However, cold sores are caused by that herpes virus, the one that causes, well, herpes.)

Cold sores are Hepes Simplex. Shingles are Herpes Zoster . Chicken pox are Herpes Varicella and Herpes Genitalis are all in the family as well.

Answer 5

YES it is. Cold sores are caused by the oral herpes virus. It's slightly different then the type o herpes that causes genital herpes. Cold sore is supposed to lessen the stigma of having a type of herpes.

Answer 6

Cold sores are the result of herpes infection.

Answer 7

Cold sores are a sign of herpes.

Answer 8

Cold sores are caused by herpes.