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Is a cold sore caused by a bacteria?
A cold sore is caused by a virus.
Can you spread a sore throat by sharing food or drink?
When a sore throat is caused by a virus or a bacteria, sharing food or drink can spread it to others.
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 do you get a cold sore by licking your lips?
Cold sores are caused by skin-to-skin contact with an infected person, at the location where the virus is active, during a time when they are shedding virus. They aren't caused by licking your lips.
Which bacteria is in cold sores?
There isn't any bacteria in cold sore, they are caused by a virus called oral herpes.
Is a cold sore a bacterial or viral?
Cold sores are a viral illness. They are caused by herpes simplex virus.
Why are there no scars left after a cold sore?
A cold sore is caused by the herpes simplex virus and will generally clear up in time. I did have one student in my classroom who kept picking at a cold sore and now has a scar in that area.
What is the difference between a mouth ulcer and a canker sore?
A mouth ulcer is a general term for any sore or lesion in the mouth, while a canker sore specifically refers to a type of mouth ulcer that is not caused by a virus.
Is the common cold an active or inactive virus?
Cold sores are caused by a virus HSV-type 1.Yes oral herpes is a viral infection.
Can you get aids form kissing someone with a cold sore?
HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, isn't spread by kissing. Cold sores are caused by herpes virus, not HIV.
How do people get Sore throat?
Sore throats are most commonly caused by a virus such as strep, a cold, the flu, and mono. A sore throat could also mean you need to get your tonsills removed, It could also mean Allergies or in rare cases, throat cancer
Can shingles bleed?
Herpes is the name of the virus; a virus has no blood.If you mean can a part of the body which is affected by herpes bleed, it depends on what sort of herpes virus you have and which part of the body.A cold sore, caused by the herpes virus, can indeed crack and bleed.
