Dr. Mudgil echoes this, noting that cold sores tend to resemble small blisters. “They're generally on the lips or around the mouth. When the blisters pop, they can form a crust,” he says. Having a ...

plus no greasy mess on my lip. ANSWER: The first antiviral drug developed for herpes simplex infections was Zovirax ...

While some find a warm bowl of chicken soup soothes their throat, others find eating something cold more comforting, says Dr.

Cold sores, most commonly caused by the herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), often pop up around the lips or mouth. Once infected, the virus can linger in your body, occasionally flaring up when ...

"Both lip pimples and cold sores can pop up on the border of the lips, and a lip pimple can be mistaken for a cold sore," says Ko. However, cold sores, also known as oral herpes, are caused by the ...

THE herpes simplex virus type 1 is best known as the villain behind the dreaded cold sore. When it’s not triggering eruptions of ugly crusty sores on the mouth, it takes refuge in the bundle of ...