For example, if an infected person kisses someone, the virus can enter from the infected person's cold sore into the other person's mucous membranes (the thin layer covering the lips or mouth).

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The first causes cold sores and fever blisters on the mouth, and is thought to be responsible for most cases of genital herpes in the UK. HSV-2 is most commonly associated with genital herpes alone.

One in five of us suffer with cold sores, or 'coleslaws' as spluttering children call them. They are created by herpes simplex, a virus that sits quietly in nerves around the mouth, only gracing ...

A mouth sore is enough to make your appetite go for a toss ... as well as hormonal changes. How are canker sores and cold sores different? Cold sores are contagious. They are fluid-filled blisters and ...

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