Cold sores

Are cold sores herpes? Is this normal? Is it like cancker sores? Well I found out I have that because I just got checked from the doctor everything was clear except for that. Ughhhhh this must be bad?!! 
Need some information on this please:)
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Eb

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Everyone has a little bit of herpes in them, and typically when we get a little run down and ill, we sometimes get cold sores 

De

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Very common. Yes it is a type of herpes but they are not transmitted from genitals. Do not kiss babies if you have an out break. They can die. Keep your hands clean.

Ch

Ch • Jul 27, 2016
I'm sorry but that is wrong. You can get type 1 or Type 2 in either place. It's important for the safety of her partners that she have correct information.

De

Destiny • Jul 26, 2016
I said you can't contract them for genitals. every study I've read is you can pass then to genitals, but you can't get them your mouth from genitals. because the virus only mutates one way.

Ch

Ch • Jul 26, 2016
No offense but you can 100% pass them between genitals and mouth and vice versa. So don't go down on someone w/o telling them. Agree on the babies thing too!

Ja

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Yes I found that out too :-( and I've been getting them since I was small and never knew! My doctor prescribed me some medicine that I have to take twice a day since 32 weeks so baby won't be born with it even though I've only gotten cold sores

Ch

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Yes, cold sores are herpes. You can get them in either place, mouth or genitals, and can pass them to either place esp when you are breaking out but not only then. So please take care w your sexual partners!Don't worry tho, it's very common. Totally different from canker sores tho, that's an autoimmune thing and not contagious.

St

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Cold sores are from the herpes simplex virus. Canker sores are not the same. 

St

Stacy • Jul 26, 2016
The herpes simplex virus can lie dormant I your body for a very long time and can get aggravated with a low immune system, sickness, etc.

Ke

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Cold sores are a form of the herpes strain but it's not flat out "you have herpes".There are 2 main strains that classify you as actually having the virus, they're called hsv1(oral) and hsv2(genital).

K

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Cold sores are a very common type of herpes. Most of the time you are not contagious. But when the cold sores pop up, they are very contagious.