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Is It a Cold Sore or Pimple?
Medically reviewed by Katlein Franca, MD In some ways, the features of a cold sore vs. a pimple on the lip line are very ...
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Genital Herpes Stages: Timing and What the Sores Look Like
Genital herpes is increasingly caused by herpes simplex type 1 (HSV-1), the type associated with cold sores that can be passed ... progresses in characteristic stages: The prodromal phase is ...
The Sun10d
From dementia to brain-swelling and ‘kiss of death’ – how the harmless cold sore virus becomes more sinister
The herpes simplex virus type 1 is best known for causing the dreaded cold sore Credit: Getty - Contributor And it’s very common. Roughly 70 per cent of Brits harbour lifelong infections of HSV ...
ScienceAlert on MSN10d
The Cold Sore Virus Can Infect Your Brain. But How Does It Get Inside?
We already know that the virus behind cold sores, herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), can also infect the brain and the central nervous system, and now a new study sheds more light on how the viral ...
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How The Cold Sore Virus Can Reach And Infect Your Brain
The herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), which causes cold sores, has long been known to have effects on the brain and central nervous system. Researchers from the University of Colorado and the ...
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Cold sore virus: A silent intruder in the brain
The common cold sore virus, herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), may do more than just cause painful sores—it can invade the ...