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Is it possible to be immune to cold sores?
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Never heard of that: They r usually viral and it is possible to be immune to a virus.
Answered 6/12/2021
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Of course: Cold sores are the result of reactivation of a previously experienced herpes oral infection. Known as a slow virus. Herpes gingivostomatitis is an exceedingly common childhood infection, like chicken pox. Immune system fights it off. But it lingers in tissues. Only a small percentage of people go on to get cold sores from its reactivation in later years. Like shingles and chicken pox.
Answered 5/27/2018
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