Cold sores and herpes?

Question

Can someone please explain this to me. So I've done some research and it says a cold sore is herpes. Dont cold sores go away with some time? I'm so confused, so if I've gotten a cold sore before, does that mean I have herpes ? It's gone away though so I'm not understand this 🤔 could I be wrong and it wasnt a cold sore? Was it a canker sore? Is there a difference? Someone help 🤦🏽‍♀️ I know that way before I was sexually active I would get them around the cold
 
I added a picture to show what I'm talking about

Answer

The picture above is a canker sore.

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Cold sores is herpes simplex virus type one. 
The virus never goes away.
When you get a cold sore,the virus is active. Once the cold sore goes away the virus is dormant till something  triggers a outbreak again.
You can transmit herpes to other people via kissing and oral even without an active cold sore,it is cold silent shedding that happens . It does not happen 24/7 its a small window of this happening.
When you do have an active cold sore the virus is highly contagious. 
Canker sores are ulcers and are not contagious,canker sores happen in the morning/on the tongue.
Cold sores happen on the lips/nostrils/chin area .
90%of the population have one or both types of herpes and 80% of the population don't know they have it because they are silent carriers and standard std testing does not include herpes testing. 
I am positive for HSV1 and I have never had a cold sore or genital outbreak. 
I say genital outbreak because HSV1 can be genital also.
People unknowingly give oral sex with oralHSV1 and transmit it to their partners genital causing genitalHSV1.
If you suspect you have herpes, go get tested.
IGG blood test is most accurate if its been 13-16 weeks since you were exposed to the virus.

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And now that ive posted i see you've added a picture.
That is a canker sore,not herpes.

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Herpes flare up. So they do heal and go away but you still have the virus in your system. So you most likely have HSV either 1 or 2.

Cold sores and herpes?

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