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What is the difference between a cold sore fever blister and herpes?
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∙ 13y ago
Canker sores an cold sores are not the same thing.
Oral herpes is caused by a contagious virus. Cold sores can cause a lot of discomfort or pain and they affect the out side of the mouth.
Canker sores are caused by bacteria and as far as I know they are not contagious. Canker sores are raise white slightly itchy masses that occuron the inside of the mouth.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 10y agoHerpes are transmitted sexually and cold sores (a type of herpes) is passed by kissing.
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∙ 10y agoThe herpes virus is what causes the cold sores.
Herpes is the virus that causes the cold sores.
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∙ 13y agoFever blisters and cold sores are the same thing.
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∙ 13y agoThey are all the same thing.
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What is the difference between a cold sore and a fever blister?
A fever blister and cold sore is the same thing.
What is the common name for cold sores?
Other names for a cold sore are fever blister, oral herpes, labial herpes, herpes labialis, and herpes febrilis.
What is also know as cold sores?
Also known as cold sores are fever blister and herpes.
What kind of herpeswhich one causes fever blisters?
If you are fighting a virus or if you have a cold you might get a fever blister.
Do you lance a fever blister?
Do not lance a fever blister.
Can you contract fever blister from a kiss on the neck?
You can get the herpes virus from a kiss on the neck if the person kissing you had an outbreak of herpes or just before the outbreak arose. The neck is a common place for herpes gladiatorum as well.
Does a fever blister mean you have HIV or AIDS?
Fever blisters, also known as cold sores or oral herpes, are an extremely common problem affecting the majority of adults. They are not a sign of HIV or AIDS.
What are fever blisters caused from?
A fever does not cause fever blisters, just like a cold doesn't cause cold sores (they are the same thing) but if infected with the Herpes Simplex I virus, a person's immune system is compromised and the virus can come out of its dormant stage. Too much sun, stress, certain foods, suppressed immune system are a few of the predisposing factors that can bring the Herpes Simplex Virus I out of its dormant stage. Remember once you have the virus, you will always have it. There is no cure.
Can drinking a lot of acid cause a fever blister?
Drinking a lot of acid will not cause a fever blister.
Could a fever blister affect embryo implantation?
A fever blister won't affect embryo implantation.
Can you get a fever blister on your nipple from someone having one on their mouth?
Unlikely to happen. Fever blisters don't like to occur away from the mouth. It's very rare to get herpes on the chest or away from the mouth or genitals.
Will ciprofloxacin help fever blister?
Ciprofloxacin is not used to treat a fever blister.
