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you get cracked lips from cold exposure and not enough moisture on your lips.
The major symptom of cold sores is feeling some unusual sensations around the lips.
Medications will help by reducing the intensity and frequency of cold sores. There is no guarantee of any known medication today, that will prevent cold sores.
You can take the chance if you like, but to be safe, don't do it. The virus that causes cold sores is very contagious when the sores are in evidence and for a period before they show. Best bet is to be cautious and don't chance spreading this painful affliction any more than you have to.
Cold sores can be located on the lips, facial area, and genital area.
See the related link for information and pictures of cold sores.
Sores on the lips and mouth are most commonly caused by the herpes simplex virus (cold sores) or canker sores. Cold sores are contagious and typically appear as small fluid-filled blisters around the lips, while canker sores are not contagious and appear as painful ulcers inside the mouth. Both usually heal on their own within a week or two.
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I have used many different products to relieve chapped lips and cold sores. Carmex and Burt's Bees are always good choices in my humble opinion. You can get them in any local drug store in the lip care treatment section.
Amoxicilllin is useless against cold sores. Amozycillin helps to kill infectious bacteria, but cold sores are caused by a different 'germ': a virus.No, it does not help cold sores.
Cold sores are painful blisters that can be found inside the mouth, on the face and even in or on the nose. You can actually find them anywhere on your body, including genital parts!
There are several types of mouth sores that can occur, including canker sores, cold sores, and oral thrush. Canker sores are small ulcers that appear inside the mouth, cold sores are caused by the herpes virus and appear on the lips, and oral thrush is a fungal infection that can develop on the tongue and inside the cheeks.