Cold sores can be painful and are highly contagious, but an NHS GP has claimed there's a simple way to get rid of them in as ...

Pimples are caused by bacteria on the skin, while cold sores are caused by HSV. The latter are also incurable and contagious—pimples are not. Moreover, a pimple on your lip line will usually ...

But many people get cold sores that come back. Cold sores, or fever blisters, are groups of small blisters on the lip and around the mouth. The skin around the blisters is often red, swollen ...

Cold sores are more contagious when a sore is active but can spread at any time. You should avoid sharing utensils or lip balm and limit physical touch with someone who has a cold sore present.

An NHS GP has shared her top tips for getting rid of cold sores as quickly as possible, and said there's one thing you should ...

Canker sores are blisters inside the mouth that can occur due to injury ... Sun exposure Increased stress Cold temperatures A cold sore is most contagious when active but can be transmitted ...

How Are Cold Sores Diagnosed? To see if you have the herpes simplex virus (HSV), which causes cold sores, your doctor may simply examine the cold sore or may take a culture from it. The doctor may ...

Cold sores, most commonly caused by the herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), often pop up around the lips or mouth ... They can be highly contagious, even when the blisters are not present.