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, caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV-1), can be painful and contagious. Preventing outbreaks involves ...

And in those miserable, wintry days of the pandemic, I was thankful that I could hide my mouth behind a face mask. I am not alone in feeling there is a stigma around cold sores, despite the fact ...

One of the most common ways to contract cold sores is through close personal contact kissing, for example. But how does this ...

“Cold sores are fluid filled blisters that generally appear on the lip or on skin around the mouth,”Adarsh Vijay Mudgil, MD, ...

"Cold sores might seem like just a minor annoyance, but they can actually lead to some serious health issues," Dr Anil Sharma, a medical doctor at Sharma Skin & Hair Surgery, tells The Sun.

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

Various factors can activate the virus resulting in one or more cold sores. These include tiredness and fatigue, a break in the skin near the affected area, menstruation (periods), stress ...