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Life Sciences => Physiology & Medicine => Topic started by: MayoFlyFarmer on 28/09/2007 15:38:58

Title: Are cold sores always caused by herpes simplex virus type I?
Post by: MayoFlyFarmer on 28/09/2007 15:38:58: I have a question for all of you savvy medical nerds out there. Are ALL cold sores a symptom of Herpes Symplex Virus 1? or are only SOME derived from that cause?

Basically, I had always thought that they were a symptom of HSV1, but could be caused by other things too. (just like a fever can be a symptom of MANY different types of ailments) But a friends of mine tried telling me recently that anyone who gets cold sores has Herpes SV1.

Anyone know whether this is true or not.

Thanks,
-J

(and for the record, I've never had a cold sore..... on ANY part of my body [;)])
Title: Cold Sores/HSV1
Post by: chris on 29/09/2007 21:46:04: Hi Justin

nice to see you back!

I wrote a detailed article about the herpes simplex virues and cold sores / genital herpes a little while back. Here's the URL

http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/articles/article/chrissmithcolumn4.htm/

The bottom line is that cold sores are most certainly the consequence of HSV infection, either type I or type II.

Chris
Title: Cold Sores/HSV1
Post by: MayoFlyFarmer on 03/10/2007 23:49:11: Thanks for the 411 Chris. Glad to be back (even if just breifly) wish i could be around more often. wow, how the site has grown!
Title: Re: Cold Sores/HSV1
Post by: heliski55 on 09/03/2013 16:14:29: I have tried just about every product/ice/natural cure/etc. Best thing I have found by far is viradux-coldsore. You just use it like a chapstick 4x per day and no more gross cold sores. I think it's fairly new. Hope this helps!
Title: Re: Are cold sores always caused by herpes simplex virus type I?
Post by: Rystok on 11/03/2013 21:54:22: Where did you find this viradux? After a quick google I can only find websites which, quite simply, I wouldn't trust. Is this product available through a GP? What are the active ingredients?