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2. Have a Cold Sore? What to Know About Symptoms, Treatments ...

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   What are cold sores? Cold sores, also known as fever blisters, can appear on your mouth or lip and are usually caused by oral herpes or herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1). “It’s extremely ...

3. Herpes - Wikipedia

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   Oral herpes involves the face or mouth. It may result in small blisters in groups, often called cold sores or fever blisters, or may just cause a sore throat. [2] [6] Genital herpes involves the genitalia. It may have minimal symptoms or form blisters that break open and result in small ulcers. [1] These typically heal over two to four weeks. [1]

4. Cold sore - Wikipedia

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   Cold sore; Other names: fever blister, [1] herpes labialis, [1] oral herpes, [2] orolabial herpes [3] A cold sore on the lower lip. Note the blisters in a group marked by an arrow. Specialty: Infectious disease: Symptoms: Burning pain followed by small blisters or sores [1] Complications: Herpes encephalitis, herpetic whitlow [4] Usual onset ...

5. Is Alzheimer's linked to the cold-sore-causing herpes virus?

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   Shemesh is the senior author of a new study recently published in the journal Cell Reports that identified a potential link between Alzheimer’s disease and the herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1).

6. Penciclovir - Wikipedia

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   Because penciclovir is absorbed poorly when given orally (by mouth) it is more often used as a topical treatment. It is the active ingredient in the cold sore medications Denavir (NDC 0135-0315-52), Vectavir and Fenivir. Famciclovir is a prodrug of penciclovir with improved oral bioavailability. Penciclovir was approved for medical use in 1996. [2]

7. What Is the Difference Between a Fever Blister and a Cold Sore?

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   Cold sores versus canker sores To make a true diagnosis of the cold sore virus, your doctor needs to take a culture from the area and send it to the lab for analysis, says Dr. Friedman.