Cold sore! Yikes!!

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hmm well i dunno about you.. but when someone says "you have herpes" I dont think of the most positive things

Cold sore

Introduction

Cold sores are caused by the herpes simplex virus, which also causes genital herpes. The strain that causes cold sores around the mouth is called Type 1 (HSV-1).
Herpes simplex viruses are highly contagious. Around 80% of the UK population carry the herpes simplex viruses, but for the majority of the time they lie dormant (inactive) in the nerves at the junction of skin and mucous membranes. Every now and then in some people, dormant viruses become active and cause cold sores.
Around 1 in 5 people in the UK have frequently recurring cold sores. Others will have one but then never have another. Some people never get them, either because they do not have the virus or because it never becomes active.

Causes

Cold sores are usually passed on early in childhood when someone is kissed by a person such as a family member, with an active cold sore. The virus goes through the skin and travels up the nerve, where it lies dormant until triggered.
Attacks appear to be triggered by:
emotional upset;
fatigue and tiredness;
colds or other viruses that weaken the body's defences;
menstrual periods;
and strong sunlight and cold winds.

Triggers are different for each person.
Cold sores do not usually appear until after puberty, although children may experience the primary infection with a fever and sore throat.
You are not usually infectious unless you have an active cold sore.

TAKEN FROM THE NHS (UK's National Health Service) DIRECT WEBSITE :- http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=194§ionId=1

Hope it helps. If you check the link there is stuff about prevention and cure as well...

If you have it, you have it =/

Ah yes, herpes, the gift that keeps on giving.

How could you not know if you're taking a drug for herpes...?

Taking a drug for herpes? ughYou people

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