Cold Sore : Treatments

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Treatments could include:
Untreated, the symptoms will generally go away in 1 to 2 weeks. Antiviral medications taken by mouth may shorten the course of the symptoms and decrease pain. Herpes sores often come back again and again. The antiviral medicines work best if you t...
Source:ADAM
Date:May 21, 2008
A cold sore is a clear, fluid-filled blister, which often appears on the lips or nose. Cold sores, also referred to as fever blisters, are caused by a viral infection , herpes simplex virus Type 1 (HSV-1).
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
A cold sore is a fluid-filled blister which usually appears at the edge of the lips. Cold sores are caused by a herpes simplex virus infection.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Cold sores are small red blisters, filled with clear fluid, that form on the lip and around the mouth. Rarely, they form on the roof of the mouth. Cold sores are caused by the herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), which lives inside nerve tissue. D...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
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