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Common Diseases > Cold Sores Cold sores are caused by Herpes Simplex Virus and become noticeable from 3 - 10 days after infection and can last as long as three weeks if not treated. The most commonly infected area is the lips. As cold sore blisters are very contagious, when infected it is important not to kiss anyone and generally avoid intimate contact. You can even spread them to other parts of your own body, so be careful when washing, do not use the same towel you dried your face with on other parts of your body. It is unlikely that the virus would spread over the dry skin, but it will spread to the delicate tissues like the genitals. Once infected, the virus remains in the body forever and repeated outbreaks can be triggered by:
 The most
popular treatment in New Zealand for
treating Herpes
Simplex is acyclovir (Zovirax).
However we have found Colloidal
Silver Cream to also
be very effective. In America it is estimated that as many as 90% of all people have the cold sore virus of which 55 million experience recurrent symptoms, so you you see this is a very common viral infection. Learn more |
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