Cold sores, or fever blisters, are precisely herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) that appear as fluid-filled blisters around ...

Medically reviewed by Katlein Franca, MD In some ways, the features of a cold sore vs. a pimple on the lip line are very ...

Cold sores are mouth herpes that appear as blisters beneath the skin’s surface around the mouth or on the lips. They are a ...

A 5-gram tube of Zovirax cream runs more than $200. A month’s supply of valacyclovir (500 milligrams) tablets costs between ...

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

Cold Sore Product: Two 0.07 oz tubes of Abreva 10 Percent Docosanol Cold Sore Treatment Can Heal in 2.5 Days: Fever blister cream contains 10 percent docosanol to shorten the duration of cold sore ...

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 ...

THE herpes simplex virus type 1 is best known as the villain behind the dreaded cold sore. When it’s not triggering eruptions ...

Infiltrating the nervous system is actually quite on-brand for herpesviruses. We know that HSV-1 first infects mucosal ...

In this edition of The People’s Pharmacy, Joe and Teresa Graedon also hear from a reader with a question about using ivermectin to treat scabies.