Cold Sore Stages

Before finding any treatment for cold sores, it’s important to know the various cold sores stages. Cold sores has many stages similar to other diseases. We can prevent cold sores in the initial step if we take correct action in right time.

Cold Sores Stages:

1. It is known that Virus HSV type 1 and HSV type 2 are the root cause of cold Cold Sore Stagessores and human nerve system contains these two virus. Whenever our body defense system get week, these two viruses start their action and as a result we get cold sores. I have noticed that whenever I sleep less or don’t eat well, I used to get cold sores. However this doesn’t happen in all time. But I have seen that from my own observation.

2. In next stage the viruses causes irritation and dryness around the effected area. Affected area my be different for different people. In most cases I used to get cold sores on lips and cold sores in mouth. The irritation causes by it is really somewhat … and people who suffer from it they only can understand it.

3. After one day or two day, we get some kind of small pimples on the effected area. Initially color of these will be red. These are painful and we really get lot of problem while eating,washing face etc. However the burning sensation get decreases a little at this time. Read more…

What Are Cold Sores

What are Cold SoresWondering what are cold sores? They appear as blisters popping out of your skin, small, painful, bloating and tender with fluid, typically on or around your lips but sometimes appearing in other areas of your face and even in your mouth. These are cold sores, also known as fever blisters. What are cold sores?

Cold sores are lesions caused by the Herpes Simplex Virus or HSV, of which there are two types. The first type, HSV 1, is typically the cause of cold sores. Genital herpes, on the other hand, is mainly attributed to HSV 2. But since the Herpes Simplex Virus is transferred by skin-to-skin contact, both types can infect any part of the body through transference like, for example, oral Read more…