The Truth About Cold Sores and What You Can Do If You Are A Cold Sore Sufferer
Cold sores have plagued man as far back and recorded history takes us.
These pesky skin eruptions can be from unsightly to downright hideous.
They can also be painful, and as the disease evolves can now be life-threatening to newborns and infants.
It is estimated that by the times humans reach their fifties, 90% of all humans on the planet have been infected.
Cold sores are caused by the herpes simplex virus.
The same virus can cause herpes, a dreaded STD.
There is much misinformation around about the herpes simplex virus.
In the case of cold sores we're talking about HSV1, and not 2.
HSV2 causes a more serious STD.
The herpes simplex virus, type 1 is transmitted via touch.
One person picks up the disease from another as the virus comes into contact with another human being.
A really important but little-know fact about this virus is that it can be transmitted from one person to another, even when the carrying individual has no evidences of being infected with cold sore sores at all.
A person who has the virus in his or her body and doesn't know it is called a 'carrier'.
One of the reasons the disease is so widespread is this fact of being transmitted because its presence in not known.
Another little-known fact is that cold sores can break out on any part of the outer surface of the skin.
Nevertheless, they usually appear on or around the facial region, especially lips and nose areas.
Cold sores are also commonly called fever blisters.
They are one in the same.
Cold because they can occur more often in winter, and fever blisters, because some people associate breakouts with when they have an elevated temperature.
The market is flooded with dozens of medications that purport to treat this condition.
Some are over-the-counter, and others are prescription only.
The disease can look like some other diseases, and the only way to know if a sore is a cold sore is to have a blood test by a medical professional.
If you have sores breaking out on your face or body, do not self-diagnose.
You could be dealing with another more serious condition that could prove to be even more damaging or even worse, fatal.
Cold sores are most contagious when they are in the stage of being open, runny sores that ooze from blistered skin.
Never touch this liquid to other parts of your body or to another person's body.
It can re-infect you, and/or the other person.
Above all, keep the liquid away from the eyes, as it can cause severe infection that can result in blindness if it does get into the eyes.
These pesky skin eruptions can be from unsightly to downright hideous.
They can also be painful, and as the disease evolves can now be life-threatening to newborns and infants.
It is estimated that by the times humans reach their fifties, 90% of all humans on the planet have been infected.
Cold sores are caused by the herpes simplex virus.
The same virus can cause herpes, a dreaded STD.
There is much misinformation around about the herpes simplex virus.
In the case of cold sores we're talking about HSV1, and not 2.
HSV2 causes a more serious STD.
The herpes simplex virus, type 1 is transmitted via touch.
One person picks up the disease from another as the virus comes into contact with another human being.
A really important but little-know fact about this virus is that it can be transmitted from one person to another, even when the carrying individual has no evidences of being infected with cold sore sores at all.
A person who has the virus in his or her body and doesn't know it is called a 'carrier'.
One of the reasons the disease is so widespread is this fact of being transmitted because its presence in not known.
Another little-known fact is that cold sores can break out on any part of the outer surface of the skin.
Nevertheless, they usually appear on or around the facial region, especially lips and nose areas.
Cold sores are also commonly called fever blisters.
They are one in the same.
Cold because they can occur more often in winter, and fever blisters, because some people associate breakouts with when they have an elevated temperature.
The market is flooded with dozens of medications that purport to treat this condition.
Some are over-the-counter, and others are prescription only.
The disease can look like some other diseases, and the only way to know if a sore is a cold sore is to have a blood test by a medical professional.
If you have sores breaking out on your face or body, do not self-diagnose.
You could be dealing with another more serious condition that could prove to be even more damaging or even worse, fatal.
Cold sores are most contagious when they are in the stage of being open, runny sores that ooze from blistered skin.
Never touch this liquid to other parts of your body or to another person's body.
It can re-infect you, and/or the other person.
Above all, keep the liquid away from the eyes, as it can cause severe infection that can result in blindness if it does get into the eyes.