The cold sore virus causes a lot of people a lot of pain and discomfort every year. More than 60 million Americans suffer from fever blisters every year. They are red blisters which appear around the mouth and lips and they are really painful. These blisters later burst and a painful, dry, cracking, bleeding scab forms.
If you are a frequent sufferer of fever blisters, you probably know that the cold sore virus is actually called the Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) and it comes forms: HSV-1 and HSV-2. HSV-1 cause these pesky sores while HSV-2 causes genital herpes and many American adults are suffering from genital herpes. Remember it is a transmittable disease and can easily spread.
In order to prevent yourself from getting cold mouth sores you will need to avoid getting into direct contact with mouth sore sufferers because HSV (both 1 and 2) is highly contagious. Newly born baby can easily be infected by HSV; it can be contracted while giving birth and even by kissing the newborn.
Once you have a mouth sore you will need to start treatment immediately as treatment at early stages prevent it from spreading further and shortens the healing duration as well. Without treatment, fever blisters last up to two weeks, sometimes longer. However, you can heal a mouth sore within a few days by staying healthy and using effective medications.
In order to get relief from cold mouth sores you should opt for some cold sore medication immediately, as soon as you feel the burning, itching or tingling sensation around your mouth and lip area. Once fever blisters break out, it will take much time to heal, even if you use medication for it. If, after two weeks, your cold mouth sore is not healed or started healing you should visit your doctor or another health advisor. You can also treat cold sores using natural home remedies. The home remedies are quite effective.
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