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How do you get cold sores. is it caused by germs or by sharing drinks or what?
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Recurrent virus: Cold sores are a sore from a virus (herpes simplex). The first episode can happen anytime but differs, usually appearing as small blisters in a close grouping near the lip.After healing, the virus hibernates in nearby nerves.The virus can returns to activity but the sores appear as a patch along the lip.In both episodes, the virus is being shed from the active wound ; be contagious.
Answered 9/28/2016
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