Oral herpes is a skin condition caused by the herpes simplex virus. There are two types of herpes simplex virus. Type I usually affects the skin above the waistline, whereas Type II causes infections below the waist level, although both types are capable of affecting skin in any part of the body. The most commonly [...]

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The number, size and appearance of scars that people suffer from as a result of surgery has gone down in recent years thanks to advances in technology such as keyhole surgery, the use of dissolvable stitches and aiming to make the cut in areas that are not usually publicly visible.
However some scars are unavoidablly apparent [...]

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Genital Herpes is a misunderstood illness, and I hope to dispel some myths with the publication of this article. Perhaps the first thing to note is that the majority of people are infected with one strain of herpes – HSV 1, also known as the common cold sore! Of course it has less of a [...]

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It is so frustrating to get a cold sore on the lip as it is so visible to others. What can be done to both minimize the duration and prevent these annoyances in the future?
 
It seems that unfair that getting a cold sore on the lip occurs in such a viewable spot. [...]

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Cold Sores – The Alien Herpes Virus  by: Denny Bodoh
Cold sores, fever blisters, oral herpes are 3 names for the same thing – a blister or sore on the face – normally occurring on the outer edge of your lip or nose.
"Cold sores" is the most common term used for these hideous, painful and contagious [...]

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Are You A Teenager Embarrassed By Cold Sores? You Can Stop Them!
I have some good news for you. Your last cold sore may have been ..well, your last cold sore. I will explain about these nasty sores that some people refer to as fever blisters, and share the best of the best non-toxic [...]

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Cold sores or fever blisters are a type of skin infections, caused by the Herpes Simplex virus. Acupuncture is one of the most commonly used alternative treatment options. It is used for effectively treating various ailments including cold sores.

Cold sores, also known as fever blisters, are small, fluid-filled, painful blisters caused by the [...]

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Sometimes we’ll confuse a cold sore and a canker sore. How are these different? They both are in the mouth area so how do you tell?
Sometimes you can get a bump inside your inner cheek of your mouth and may call it a cold sore blister. Actually, it is a canker sore and [...]

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Fever blisters should not be confused with Canker sores (also called aphthous ulcers) for the latter are small, shallow ulcers occurring on the tongue, soft palate, or inside the lips and cheeks. Fever Blisters, in fact, are small sores that typically occur outside the mouth on the lips, cheeks, chin, or in the nostrils, and [...]

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Incredible, but true – Cold sores and fever blisters have been a world-wide epidemic since before Christ. The World Health Organization estimates that nearly 90% of earth’s population is infected with the cold sore virus today.       Outbreaks of cold sores or fever blisters are caused by the replication process of the herpes simplex [...]

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