Herpes?

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I get cold sores a lot does that mean I have herpes? Are cold sores even that bad? Can I get rid of them at all? Will they spread and become worse?? I know a lot of people have cold sores so I’m assuming it’s basically normal. What do you think?

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It is oral herpes. It is herpes simplex virus 1, which is different from genital herpes. That is caused a separate viral strain - herpes simplex virus 2.

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It is herpes but it's not a huge deal. Just don't share any drinks, kiss anyone, or perform oral sex until it's 100% gone to avoid spreading it. And although this probably won't come up, absolutely do NOT kiss a baby! Babies can die from cold sores. Most people get cold sores at some point in their lives, so this is really nothing to be worried about or ashamed of.

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A Cold sore is herpes , it’s contagious.

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I think a lot of people don't realize that "herpes" is actually a class of viruses, and there are many herpes viruses that are not the genital infection that comes to mind. Cold sores are from a separate herpes virus. Chicken pox is also caused by a herpes virus.
Herpes viruses as a group are characterized by life-long infection that can lay dormant for years but will always be with you (like how you can go for years without a cold sore, or have chicken pox as a child that spontaneously triggers shingles as an adult). Anyway.. you're fine.

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Are you sure it’s a cold sore and not a canker sore? It may be a canker sore. But if it is definitely a cold sore, then yes cold sores are herpes. But it’s not a huge deal... literally most people have oral herpes (I think it’s like 2/3 of the population or something?) so don’t sweat it. I had one cold sore ever (it hurt like HELL) and the doctor told me “yep that’s herpes” and I had no idea how I possibly could’ve gotten it, but he told me it could even be from something like having shared a drink with someone like 10 years ago even, and it could have been dormant that long! Good news is, it’s been about a year and I haven’t had once since. I may never get one again. But technically, I do have herpes 🙄🤷🏻‍♀️
The one thing you should just be very careful of is to NOT have oral sex if you have a cold sore (honestly I’d probably even wait a week or so after it goes away!) because that could turn it into genital herpes which IS more serious!

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I thought it was a form or herpes

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It is orla I get them but not that much anymore. Lysine prevents me from having outbreaks and u wanna keep your immune system strong by eating healthy/ limiting sugar/ getting lots of zinc in your diet. I usually get them every six months I haven’t had one this year

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Cold sore is a type of herpes but it different from general herpes.  My step mother gets them alot.

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I also get cold sores, mostly when i am sick and a fever comes down. What i do is put on coffee grains.  I smash it into powder and add it to the cold sore and it burns but it heals in half the time. So in 4 days its gone instead of having to deal with it for 2 weeks. I havent gotten any in over 2 years since i started outting coffee on them. You should try it. It looks weird because tou have this brown spot on your lip but better then the ugly cold sore.

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