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A member asked:
Hi i get coldsores usually very close between my mouth, can the virus shed in my chin?
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Yes: The virus is shed when you have a sore. It is also shed, but less often, between episodes when you feel nothing. There are pills, also a new pill to hold in your mouth, which are very effective. Protection from sun helps. Anti inflammatory meds also help. None of the OTC or prescription creams do much. l Lysine is useless. Tea tree oil is useless. Many people carry the virus but do not know it.
Answered 7/28/2014
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